Claim: Jeff Bezos founded Amazon.com in 1997.
Evidence: Jeff Bezos -LRB- -LSB- ˈbeɪzoʊs -RSB- born Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen ; January 12 , 1964 -RRB- is an American technology and retail entrepreneur , investor , and philanthropist who is best known as the founder , chairman , and chief executive officer of Amazon.com , which is the world 's largest online shopping retailer.
Amazon.com -LRB- -LSB- ˈæməzɒn -RSB- or -LSB- ˈæməzən -RSB- -RRB- , also called Amazon , is an American electronic commerce and cloud computing company that was founded on July 5 , 1994 , by Jeff Bezos and is based in Seattle , Washington.