{"entity":"ibm","id":"ent_ibm","name":"IBM","predicate":"founder","label":"founder","page":"https://asof.is/record/ibm/founder","as_of":"2026-11-01","summary":"As of November 1, 2026, IBM's founder on the AsOf record is Charles Ranlett Flint, undated on the record, from 2 secondary sources (ebsco.com and ithistory.org). The record holds 1 claim on IBM's founder, 1 still open and 0 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.","current":["clm_AEEA758C2F51"],"latest_period":null,"claims":[{"id":"clm_AEEA758C2F51","value":"Charles Ranlett Flint","valid_from":null,"undated":true,"valid_to":null,"published":null,"recorded":"2026-11-01","confidence":0.6,"status":"valid","assertable":true,"superseded_by":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/ibm-changes-its-name-and-product-line","tier":"secondary","publisher":"ebsco.com","published_at":null},{"url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37156","tier":"secondary","publisher":"Wikidata","published_at":null},{"url":"https://ithistory.org/honoree/charles-ranlett-flint","tier":"secondary","publisher":"ithistory.org","published_at":null}],"evidence":{"by":"page-read","on":"2026-11-01","quote":"IBM, originally established as Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR) in 1910, underwent a significant transformation in both its name and product offerings during  the early 20th century. Founded by Charles Ranlett Flint, CTR originally comprised diverse businesses","url":"https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/ibm-changes-its-name-and-product-line"}}],"replaced":[],"faq":[{"question":"What is IBM's current founder?","answer":"Charles Ranlett Flint, undated on the record, from 2 secondary sources (ebsco.com and ithistory.org). The record asserts this claim as of November 1, 2026 (status valid, confidence 0.60)."}],"legend":{"dates":"valid_from: when the claim took effect (a period figure: the day its period closed). published: the earliest day a source on the record published it (a filing's filing date, a post's date; null when no source carries one). recorded: the day AsOf first held it. A figure can take effect weeks before it is published.","why_not":{},"checked_by":{"page-read":"its source page states the value and the date"}}}