Claim: List of Mensa Select recipients is falsely believed to have occurred in many different cities between 1990 and 2019, one of which was Wadsworth, OH (founded 1814)
Evidence: 1990 New York, NY 1996 Atlanta, GA 1997 Chicago, IL 1998 Phoenix, AZ 1999 Seattle, WA 2001 Medina, OH 2002 Minneapolis, MN 2003 Houston, TX 2004 Chicago, IL 2005 Tampa, FL 2006 Portland, OR 2007 Pittsburgh, PA 2008 Phoenix, AZ 2009 Cincinnati, OH 2010 San Diego, CA 2011 Albany, NY 2012 Herndon, VA 2013 St. Louis, MO 2014 Austin, TX 2015 San Diego, CA 2016 Wheeling, IL 2017 Herndon, VA 2018 Denver, CO 2019 Wadsworth, OH Founded in 1814, the city was named after General Elijah Wadsworth, a Revolutionary War hero and War of 1812 officer who owned the largest share of the lands that became Medina County, Ohio.