The Ledger

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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
Cotton: TikTok algorithms suppress content on Hong Kong, Tibet, and Tiananmen Square
“And of course, why you can't see anything on TikTok related to say Hong Kong or Tibet or to Tiananmen Square or the Falun Gong. This is a tool of Chinese communist propaganda.”
Tom Cotton Apr 3, 2025 ▶ 27:27 Billionaire vs. U.S. Senator: Should TikTok Be Banned? · Joe Lonsdale
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Lonsdale: Xi Jinping will shut down TikTok rather than allow a sale
“I think because this is such a powerful tool for the CCP that Xi Jinping will not allow it to be Sold out of his control and we'll turn it off instead.”
Joe Lonsdale Apr 3, 2025 ▶ 29:26 Billionaire vs. U.S. Senator: Should TikTok Be Banned? · Joe Lonsdale
Assertion Supported
Cotton: U.S. law requires ByteDance divestment, not an outright TikTok ban
“It didn't say that we were going to ban TikTok. It said that TikTok's parent company in China had to divest if TikTok continues to operate.”
Tom Cotton Apr 3, 2025 ▶ 28:14 Billionaire vs. U.S. Senator: Should TikTok Be Banned? · Joe Lonsdale
Assertion Supported
Rauch: Walmart.com and mobile TikTok web run entirely on Next.js
“Like, walmart.com entirely runs on Next.js. Mobile TikTok runs entirely on Next.js on the web.”
Guillermo Rauch Jun 11, 2023 ▶ 13:54 Ep 61: High School Dropout to Billion-Dollar Startup; the Story of Guillermo Rauch & Vercel · Joe Lonsdale
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