36 claims
“For clarity the @PershingSqFdn is not involved in this case but has supported organizations that work to stop human trafficking and image -based abuse.”
Bill Ackman, writing on X 31 July 2022 Post by @BillAckman on X, 2022-07-31 (X)
The Pershing Square Foundation is not involved in this case but has supported organizations working to stop human trafficking and image-based abuse.
Mixed Partly true and partly false in roughly equal measure.
The second judge would not resolve this claim; the verdict shown is the first judge's.
Said for an organisation they lead or work for; it counts on both records.
What would count as true or false
Judge as of 2022-07-31. The claim has two parts: (a) the Pershing Square Foundation was not involved in the legal case being discussed (the case referenced in Ackman's tweet thread, relating to image-based abuse/trafficking); (b) the foundation had funded organizations working against human trafficking and/or image-based abuse. True: both parts hold, shown by court filings or reporting on the case for (a) and by the foundation's grant records or website for (b). Mostly true: both hold, but the grantees' focus is only loosely related to trafficking or image-based abuse. Mixed: one part holds and the other is unsupported. Mostly false: the foundation had some indirect link to the case, or its relevant grants were negligible or tangential. False: the foundation was a party to or funder of the case, or it had made no grants to such organizations.
Evidence
- Form990PF Internal Revenue Service return as hosted by GuideStar (The Pershing Square Foundation, tax year 2022) Own record
“PANORAMA GLOBAL2101 4TH AVE STE 2100SEATTLE,WA98121N/APCSPONSORING THE IMAGEBASEDABUSE GLOBAL CONVENING10,000”
- Sostenitori StopNCII.org
“Pershing has donated a significant amount of support towards StopNCII. Their early donation was pivotal in expanding our reach and laying the foundation for the impactful work StopNCII accomplishes today.”
- Investors in Elon Musk's X acquisition revealed in court documents NBC News · 23 August 2024
“Among the prominent co-owners now are entities associated with Combs, whose stake was reported by TMZ in November, and with Ackman, through his Pershing Square Foundation.”
- Form 990-PF (2022), The Pershing Square Foundation (Part XIV grants list and Schedule B) Internal Revenue Service Form 990-PF, hosted by GuideStar · 14 November 2023 Own record
“PANORAMA GLOBAL2101 4TH AVE STE 2100SEATTLE,WA98121N/APCSPONSORING THE IMAGEBASEDABUSE GLOBAL CONVENING10,000”
- Form 990-PF (2022), The Pershing Square Foundation (Part XIV grants list) Internal Revenue Service Form 990-PF, hosted by GuideStar · 14 November 2023 Own record
“VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE INC34 35TH STREET SUITE 42ABROOKLYN,NY11232N/APCGRANT MATCH TO SUPPORT VERA'SENDING GIRLS' INCARCERATIONINITIATIVE170,000”
- Judge Denies Visa’s Request To Be Excluded From MindGeek Lawsuit Institutional Investor · 2 August 2022
“Although Ackman said he has no position in Visa (or any other financial institution) and is not involved in the case, his foundation has supported organizations that work to stop human trafficking.”
- Apoyos StopNCII.org
“Pershing has donated a significant amount of support towards StopNCII. Their early donation was pivotal in expanding our reach and laying the foundation for the impactful work StopNCII accomplishes today.”
- Bill Ackman says Visa ‘tomorrow could shut down Pornhub’s parent company that's facing a lawsuit over child pornography | Fortune Fortune · 2 August 2022
“He offered to “philanthropically” help finance lawsuits against Visa, per CNBC.”
Reasoning
Part (b) has support. The foundation's 2022 Form 990-PF lists a grant to Panorama Global for an image-based abuse global convening (E4). StopNCII.org, an independent source, says Pershing was a significant early donor to its work (E2, E7). Neither source fixes the timing exactly against 2022-07-31. Part (a) is not shown either way: no court filing or case reporting confirms that the foundation was not involved. E6 only repeats Ackman's own statement, and E8 reports that Ackman offered to "philanthropically" help finance lawsuits against Visa, without naming the foundation as a party or funder. Since one part holds and the other is unsupported, the criteria give a verdict of mixed.
Cite this claim
Bill Ackman, “The Pershing Square Foundation is not involved in this case but has supported organizations working to stop human trafficking and image-based abuse.” (said 31 July 2022). Verdict: mixed. Reliability API, claim c_70493a2c8263, method 0.1.0+c876030c. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_70493a2c8263
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