# Associated Press founding date

entity: /record/associated-press.md  
predicate: founded  
page: /record/associated-press/founded  
as_of: 2026-11-01  

As of November 1, 2026, Associated Press's founding date on the AsOf record is May 22, 1846, dated May 22, 1846, from 2 secondary sources (ebsco.com and dailycartoonist.com). The record holds 1 claim on Associated Press's founding date, 1 still open and 0 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.

## Current founding date

What the record asserts on 2026-11-01.

- [Associated Press](/record/associated-press.md) | founded | 1846-05-22 | valid 1846-05-22 to present | conf 0.80 | valid | [clm_50AD431465C0](/claim/clm_50AD431465C0.md)
  sources: https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/communication-and-mass-media/associated-press-ap-and-censorship/, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40469, https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2021/05/24/175-years-of-associated-press/

## Every dated value

One claim per line, oldest first. Superseded claims stay visible.

- [Associated Press](/record/associated-press.md) | founded | 1846-05-22 | valid 1846-05-22 to present | conf 0.80 | valid | [clm_50AD431465C0](/claim/clm_50AD431465C0.md)
  sources: https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/communication-and-mass-media/associated-press-ap-and-censorship/, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40469, https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2021/05/24/175-years-of-associated-press/

## Questions this record answers

### What is Associated Press's current founding date?

May 22, 1846, dated May 22, 1846, from 2 secondary sources (ebsco.com and dailycartoonist.com). The record asserts this claim as of November 1, 2026 (status valid, confidence 0.80).


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- Entity twin: /record/associated-press.md · timeline: /timelines/associated-press.md

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