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 2 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
Gilbert: Starbucks had zero publicly traded coffee comps at its 1992 IPO
“I was looking up, I was trying to figure out, you know, your public comps at the time. I think there were zero publicly traded coffee companies, not bean companies, not retailers, not coffee house chains.”
Ben Gilbert Jun 4, 2024 ▶ 1:19:00 Starbucks (with Howard Schultz) · Acquired
Assertion Contradicted
Ek: Starbucks was one of the largest CD retailers in the US
“Starbucks and Howard Schultz was actually one of the biggest retailers of CDs. In the U.S.”
Daniel Ek May 18, 2023 ▶ 45:39 Spotify CEO Daniel Ek · Acquired
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