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Wikipedia July 2, 2026 at 08:59 PM

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Graham

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Claim
He also hosted the radio show Hour of Decision from 1950 to 1954.
Correction

This sentence gets both the duration and the host wrong. BGEA says Hour of Decision began in 1950 and was heard for more than 60 years, and the program was hosted by Cliff Barrows, not Billy Graham.

Full reasoning

Official Billy Graham Evangelistic Association sources contradict this claim on two points:

  1. The program did not end in 1954. BGEA's official Billy Graham biography says Graham "started: the weekly Hour of Decision radio program, which was heard around the world for more than 60 years." Since it began in 1950, that rules out the article's claim that it ran only from 1950 to 1954.

  2. Billy Graham was not the host. The Billy Graham Library's archival article on Hour of Decision says: "The first broadcast was on November 5, 1950" and "The 30-minute weekly program was hosted by Cliff Barrows, with Bible reading, special music and a message from Billy Graham."

So the article is inaccurate both about who hosted the program and about how long it ran.

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Claim
including BMS World Mission and Global Mission events
Correction

This misnames one of Billy Graham's outreach events. Official BGEA biographies say the meetings were 'Mission World and Global Mission,' not 'BMS World Mission.'

Full reasoning

Billy Graham's official biographies from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association use the phrase "Mission World and Global Mission" when describing the meetings through which he preached to live audiences.

The article instead says "BMS World Mission and Global Mission". That is not the wording used by BGEA, and it misidentifies the event name. In other words, the article has inserted "BMS" where the official ministry biographies say "Mission World".

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  • Billy Graham | Billy Graham Evangelistic Association

    Mr. Graham preached the Gospel to nearly 215 million people in more than 185 countries and territories through various meetings, including Mission World and Global Mission.

  • Billy Graham Biography - BGEA Media

    Mr. Graham preached the Gospel to more people in live audiences than anyone else in history-nearly 215 million people in more than 185 countries and territories-through various meetings, including Mission World and Global Mission.

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Claim
Speaker of the Year Award, awarded by Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha, 1965
Correction

This award year is incorrect. Billy Graham's official BGEA biographies list his Speaker of the Year Award as a 1964 honor, not 1965.

Full reasoning

The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association's official biographies and awards summaries date Billy Graham's Speaker of the Year Award to 1964.

That conflicts with the article's claim that the award was in 1965. The article's honors list appears to have the wrong year for this award.

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