ClaimsSatya Nadella

“As we reflect on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today, we’re honored to partner with @TheKingCenter to help preserve Mrs. Coretta Scott King’s legacy, including her role in championing today’s federal holiday, as well as nonviolent social change.”

Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO, on X 16 January 2023 Post by @satyanadella on X, 2023-01-16 (X)

Factual Philosophy, ethics and society

Microsoft is partnering with The King Center to help preserve Coretta Scott King's legacy.

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What would count as true or false

True if a Microsoft or King Center announcement or news coverage from around January 2023 shows a partnership between Microsoft and The King Center aimed at preserving Coretta Scott King's legacy, for example digitising her archives. Mostly true if the partnership existed but its stated focus differs slightly, for example if it covers the King family's archives broadly. Mostly false if Microsoft's involvement was only incidental (for example, a one-off donation or sponsorship) rather than a partnership, or the project concerned something other than her legacy. False if there was no such partnership.

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Evidence (3)

  1. E1 The King Center, Microsoft launch a new online experience The King Center (joint release with Microsoft) · 25 January 2023

    “Atlanta, GA – Culminating the 2023 King Holiday Observance, The Martin Luther King Center for Nonviolent Social Change (The King Center) and Microsoft announced the launch of “The King Center Timeline,” an unprecedented collection of artifacts that chronicle its history, impact and the global contributions of its founder, Mrs. Coretta Scott King.”

  2. E2 The King Center, Microsoft launch a new online experience The King Center (joint release with Microsoft) · 25 January 2023

    ““Our partnership is a multi-year effort that will use a Microsoft Azure Digital Asset Management solution to help The King Library and Archives (KLA) preserve the world’s largest repository of primary source material related to the American civil rights movement under the leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr.,” he added.”

  3. E3 Commemorating the impact of The King legacy | Microsoft Education Blog Microsoft · 16 January 2023 Own record

    “The King Center Timeline, a cornerstone of this partnership, is a collaboration between Microsoft and The King Center that consists of the first, unique collection of documents, pictures, and videos that demonstrate Mrs. King’s commitment to nonviolent social change.”

Reasoning

A King Center press release issued jointly with Microsoft (E1) says the two organisations launched "The King Center Timeline", a collection of artifacts about the centre's history and the contributions of its founder, Mrs. Coretta Scott King. In the same release (E2), a quoted speaker calls the arrangement a multi-year partnership that uses a Microsoft Azure Digital Asset Management solution to help The King Library and Archives preserve its holdings. Microsoft's blog post from the day of the claim (E3) likewise calls the Timeline a collaboration focused on Mrs. King's commitment to nonviolent social change. The archive work covers more than Mrs. King's papers, but the Timeline, which E3 calls "a cornerstone of this partnership", is about her legacy, so the claim holds.

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Satya Nadella, “Microsoft is partnering with The King Center to help preserve Coretta Scott King's legacy.” (said 16 January 2023). Verdict: resolved true. Reliability API, claim c_d2888349e8b1, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_d2888349e8b1

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