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How much do you really know about Brian Acton? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

Brian Acton worked at Yahoo before co-founding WhatsApp.

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Acton was an early employee at Yahoo, where he met Jan Koum, and both left in 2007 before starting WhatsApp.

2.

Brian Acton's tweet 'It is time. #deletefacebook' went viral after the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

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In March 2018, Acton tweeted #deletefacebook, sparking widespread media coverage and a movement against Facebook's data practices.

3.

Brian Acton was born and raised in Brazil before moving to the United States.

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Acton was born in Michigan, USA, and grew up there. He studied at the University of Michigan and Stanford, not Brazil.

4.

Brian Acton co-founded WhatsApp after being rejected by Facebook for a job.

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Acton applied to Facebook in 2009 and was rejected, then co-founded WhatsApp, which Facebook later bought for $19 billion.

5.

Brian Acton donated $50 million to the Signal Foundation in 2018.

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After leaving Facebook, Acton committed $50 million to launch the Signal Foundation, ensuring Signal's independence and privacy focus.

6.

Brian Acton once turned down a job offer from Google to start WhatsApp.

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Acton and Koum were rejected by Facebook in 2009, but there is no public evidence he turned down Google for WhatsApp.

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Brian Acton is a co-founder of Signal, the encrypted messaging app.

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Acton founded the Signal Foundation and funded Signal, but the app was created by Moxie Marlinspike; Acton is not a co-founder of Signal the app.

8.

Brian Acton holds a PhD in computer science from Stanford University.

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Acton has a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and a master's from Stanford, but no PhD.

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