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Omaze

Omaze is a for-profit entertainment company that partners with charities in fundraising events. To enter the draw for the prizes, customers purchase an entry or subscribe, with a percentage of sales going to charity. Businessmen Matthew Pohlson and Ryan Cummins established the organisation in the US in 2012. It initially specialised in celebrity-experience draws, before switching focus to UK house draws in 2020. Omaze has raised more than $300 million for charities as of August 2026.

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Omaze is a for-profit entertainment company that partners with charities in fundraising events. To enter the draw for the prizes, customers purchase an entry or subscribe, with a percentage of sales going to charity. Businessmen Matthew Pohlson and Ryan Cummins established the organisation in the US in 2012. It initially specialised in celebrity-experience draws, before switching focus to UK house draws in 2020. Omaze has raised more than $300 million for charities as of August 2026.

Key claims

  1. date of establishment: 2012 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "2012". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1376551737

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.