Scores by kind of claim
Each kind of claim is scored on its own, out of 100: the share that held up, with the range it likely falls in. Fewer resolved claims give a wider range.
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Factual claims
Statements about the present or the past, checked against the record: did they hold up?
85 79 91 -
Predictions
Statements about events outside the person's control, checked once they fell due: did they come true?
78 65 89 -
Promises
Commitments to the person's or organisation's own future action, with something to deliver: was it delivered?
72 57 85 -
Guidance
A company's own figures for its results over a period, checked against what it then reported.
Insufficient record: 1 guidance claim resolved, 5 needed for a score.
All types combined: 82 (likely 76 to 87, high confidence), from 77 claims: 51 factual claims, 14 predictions, 12 promises. It mixes kinds of claim in different proportions for different people, so compare people kind by kind.
Warren Buffett's claims
40 claims
“Howard has been a Berkshire Director for 33 years.”
Warren Buffett, Berkshire chairman, signed shareholder letter 18 September 2026 Berkshire news release Sep 18, 2026 (Howard Buffett elected Chairman) (Berkshire Hathaway)
Howard Buffett has been a Berkshire director for 33 years.
Resolved true The record shows it happened or was so.
The evidence is the person's or their organisation's own records.
Said for an organisation they lead or work for; it counts on both records.
What would count as true or false
Use Berkshire proxy statements to find the year Howard G. Buffett joined the Berkshire board, and compare his continuous tenure as of 2026-09-18 with 33 years. True: his tenure is 33 years (start in 1992–1993, depending on the month), with continuous service. Mostly true: tenure is 32 or 34 years, or there was a minor break. Mixed: tenure is off by 2–3 years. Mostly false: tenure is off by more than 3 years, or he was no longer a director at that date while having served about that long. False: he was never a Berkshire director, or his tenure is far from 33 years.
Evidence
- Warren Buffett becomes Berkshire chairman emeritus at 96; son Howard takes over StockTitan (republishing Berkshire Hathaway Inc. news release and shareholder letter) · 18 September 2026 Own record
“the Board has elected Howard G. Buffett, a Berkshire director since 1993, as Chairman of the Board.”
Reasoning
E2 republishes Berkshire Hathaway's official news release dated 2026-09-18. It describes Howard G. Buffett as "a Berkshire director since 1993" and says the Board elected him Chairman. Service starting in 1993 gives a tenure of about 33 years as of 2026-09-18, and the release shows he was still a director on that date, which supports the claim. This rests only on the company's own official announcement, not an independent source, and no proxy statement was provided.
Cite this claim
Warren Buffett, “Howard Buffett has been a Berkshire director for 33 years.” (said 18 September 2026). Verdict: resolved true. Reliability API, claim c_027c6966047b, method 0.1.0+28da144b. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_027c6966047b
Claims without a verdict
- Unresolvable 141
- Not yet due 14
- Own records only 48
- Not researched 240
- Not checkable 1,035
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