The Ledger

Every statement that passed quotation and attribution checks. Mix any filter with any other: certainty 1/5, debate potential 5/5, or both at once.

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why aren't all 8 resolved? a statement only gets an assessment when the public record can support or contradict it. opinions and what-ifs never can, and 0 checkable ones are still open, waiting for their date. predictions held up or didn't; assertions are supported or contradicted. on every card: ▮▮▮▮▮ certainty · ▮▮▮▮▮ debate potential. speakers are clickable

Assertion Supported
VandeHei: Axios bans opinion pages and reporter political posts
“We don't have an opinion page. We ask our reporters to stay off of Twitter and social media platforms expressing their personal opinions.”
Jim VandeHei Feb 6, 2023 ▶ 10:16 The 4th Estate: How Media is Changing in Washington, D.C.
Prediction Held up
Dixon: VCs will not fund third-party tools for closed platforms
“You will not see any VC. We have not funded. No one will fund an anti-spam solution for Twitter or Facebook.”
Chris Dixon Aug 29, 2019 ▶ 6:05 Social Networking in 2030: How Could Crypto Change Things?
Assertion Supported
Hung Lee: Elon Musk reduced Twitter's headcount down to 20%
“Now what he managed to do was to obviously wipe out more than 70% of the company, I believe, Pre-Musk. Twitter was significantly bigger than it was now. They're down to 20%, I believe, in terms of headcount.”
Hung Lee Jul 7, 2023 ▶ 33:14 Polarizing Talent: Navigating 2023's Landscape
Assertion Supported
Casado: Jack Dorsey's Twitter Account Takeover Was Executed via SIM Port
“Jack Dorsey, if you know, his Twitter account was taken over. This was done via Simport.”
Martin Casado Feb 20, 2020 ▶ 8:58 The Latest in Cyber Attacks
Assertion Supported
Daneshwar: Iranians routinely use VPNs to access blocked social media platforms
“Facebook advertisement is closed for Iranians, like Google AdWords as well, but the fact that people here are having the full access to Twitter, to Facebook, and Facebook is blocked by the government as well, but we are going through the VPNs, so everybody is …”
Nazanin Daneshwar Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 16:43 a16z Podcast | Layering Tech and Culture in Iran
Assertion Supported
Andreessen: Retweets were originally invented by Twitter users
“Retweets were invented by users.”
Marc Andreessen Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 28:34 a16z Podcast | Talent, Tech Trends, and Culture -- with Ben, Marc, and Tyler Cowen
Assertion Supported
Hindman: Twitter, Airbnb, Netflix, and PayPal run on Mesos
“The open source components that, that make up a large part of the DCOS are used by a large number of companies today. Some of the biggest users out there are companies like Twitter Airbnb, HubSpot, eBay, and PayPal are using it for running things. Netflix is u…”
Benjamin Heinemann Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 20:57 a16z Podcast | Why the Datacenter Needs an Operating System
Assertion Supported
Chokshi: Chris Messina proposed the first Twitter hashtag
“He's widely credited with proposing the first use of hashtag on Twitter”
Sonal Chokshi Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 0:31 a16z Podcast | Bots and Beyond
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