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 4 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 Contradicted
Rolex significantly doubled down on US marketing spend during the 2008 crisis
“So interestingly, Rolex actually massively doubled down on their marketing spend in the US during the 2008 financial crisis”
Ben Gilbert Feb 24, 2025 ▶ 3:36:36 Rolex (Audio) · Acquired
Assertion Contradicted
Gilbert: Sir Edmund Hillary preferred a Smiths watch over Rolex
“However, Sir Edmund Hillary did not prefer his Rolex. He had a Smith's watch that he preferred to wear.”
Ben Gilbert Feb 24, 2025 ▶ 2:05:21 Rolex (Audio) · Acquired
Assertion Contradicted
Tudor accounts for less than 1% of Rolex's total production volume
“It is a shockingly low percent of Rolex's production. Less than one percent.”
Ben Gilbert Feb 24, 2025 ▶ 4:02:04 Rolex (Audio) · Acquired
Assertion Contradicted
Gilbert: Rolex Had at Least Three Failed Internal Attempts at Waterproof Seals
“They had at least three failed attempts to create a waterproof seal in-house.”
Ben Gilbert Feb 24, 2025 ▶ 1:01:35 Rolex (Audio) · Acquired
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