why aren't all 5 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:
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Assertion Not checkable as stated
Coles: Netflix and Spotify insiders say Meghan Markle avoids real work
“At least the feedback I heard from people at Netflix and certainly at Spotify was that she sort of pretends to do this, but actually she's not really interested in the work of it.”
Assertion Contradicted
Lessin claims Spotify fired its Wrapped team and used AI instead
“Well, and believe it or not, at least I saw on social media, they had fired the entire team. So this was, they were able to produce with no people using AI.”
Disclosure
Sam Lessin created an AI-generated children's history podcast on Spotify using ChatGPT
“So I've created Lessons Lessons for Kids. It's on Spotify. I've created episodes like The Man in the Arena, Theodore Roosevelt, Conqueror of Worlds, Alexander the Great, The Man Who Questioned Everything, Socrates, and I basically have built, like, a little pr…”
Assertion Supported
Britt Morin: AI band Velvet Sundown topped charts with its debut album
“Well, Velvet Sundown revealed last week, shot to the top of the charts for its debut album Floating on Echoes, and its number one song, Dust on the Wind. And it's an AI band, you guys, and it literally was at the top of the charts for days.”
Assertion Partly supported
Brit Morin: 50% of Spotify Wrapped openers share results on social media
“50% of Spotify wrapped users, so people who, like, open Spotify wrapped, share the results to social media.”