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 3 resolved? a statement only gets an assessment when the public record can support or contradict it. opinions and what-ifs never can, and 1 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 Open · timeframe Feb 2025
Cartier destroyed hundreds of millions of dollars in watch inventory in 2016
“Cartier overproduced watches in 2016 and had to destroy hundreds of millions of dollars of inventory.”
Ben Gilbert Feb 24, 2025 ▶ 3:55:42 Rolex (Audio) · Acquired
Assertion Contradicted
Gilbert: Certified chronometer watches keep time within two seconds daily
“And they have this down to such a precise science today that watches keep time, certified chronometers keep time, within two seconds per day.”
Ben Gilbert Feb 24, 2025 ▶ 1:25:58 Rolex (Audio) · Acquired
Assertion Supported
Rosenthal: Britain imposed a 33% watch import tax early in WWI
“Britain imposes a 33% import tax on watches early on in the war.”
David Rosenthal Feb 24, 2025 ▶ 45:29 Rolex (Audio) · Acquired
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