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Every specific figure ever claimed on the show. 1,630 match this view. Red rows are numbers the cited sources contradict.

All Dollars Multiples Percentages Big numbers

Figure	As spoken	The claim	Who	When	Checked?
300M	“three hundred million”	Hays: Grammarly is at roughly $300M in ARR	Jordi Hays	Nov 3, 2024	Contradicted
$10M	“ten million dollars”	Hays: Pump.fun raised under $10 million in venture funding	Jordi Hays	Nov 3, 2024	Supported
$9T	“nine trillion dollars”	Coogan: Masayoshi Son claims $9T AI capex is reasonable or too small	John Coogan	Nov 3, 2024	Supported
34M	“thirty four million”	Coogan: YouTube did not shadowban Joe Rogan's interview with Donald Trump	John Coogan	Nov 3, 2024	—
3×	“three times”	Coogan: YouTube's algorithm favors long-form podcasts by maximizing expected watch time	John Coogan	Nov 3, 2024	—
95%	“95%”	Hays: Roughly 95% of Europe's top 100 firms were founded over a century ago	Jordi Hays	Nov 3, 2024	Contradicted
1M	“one million”	Newcomer pacing toward $1M profit on $2M revenue in 2024	Jordi Hays	Oct 24, 2024	Supported
2M	“two million”	Newcomer pacing toward $1M profit on $2M revenue in 2024	Jordi Hays	Oct 24, 2024	Supported
$1B	“one billion dollars”	Coogan: Stripe Acquired Bridge for Over $1 Billion	John Coogan	Oct 24, 2024	Supported
10×	“10 X”	Hays: Tether generates 10x more revenue per employee than BlackRock	Jordi Hays	Oct 24, 2024	Supported
15M	“fifteen million”	Hays: Bridge had a $15M revenue run rate at Stripe acquisition	Jordi Hays	Oct 24, 2024	Supported
$34B	“thirty four billion dollars”	Hays: Circle generates roughly 5% interest yield on $34B in USDC reserves	Jordi Hays	Oct 24, 2024	Supported
5%	“five percent”	Hays: Circle generates roughly 5% interest yield on $34B in USDC reserves	Jordi Hays	Oct 24, 2024	Supported
100M	“a hundred million”	Hays: Memecoin platform pump.fun generates roughly $100M annually in fees	Jordi Hays	Oct 24, 2024	Supported
$1B	“a billion dollars”	Coogan: Polymarket holds around $1B in US presidential election liquidity	John Coogan	Oct 24, 2024	Partly supported
90%	“90%”	Hays: Founders who follow 90% of Keith Rabois's advice will succeed	Jordi Hays	Oct 24, 2024	—
$400M	“four hundred million dollars”	Coogan: 20VC raises $400M fund for early-stage startups	John Coogan	Oct 24, 2024	Supported
80M	“eighty million”	Hays: Harry Stebbings will collect $80M in management fees on new fund	Jordi Hays	Oct 24, 2024	—
400M	“four hundred million”	Hays: Deploying a full $400M early-stage fund exclusively in Europe is concerning	Jordi Hays	Oct 24, 2024	—
50%	“50%”	Hays: Roughly 50% of YouTube viewership takes place on TVs	Jordi Hays	Oct 14, 2024	Supported
90%	“90%”	Hays: About 90% of content consumption will become AI-generated slop	Jordi Hays	Oct 14, 2024	—
5%	“five percent”	Coogan: 95% of reporting is gathering offline facts, not writing	John Coogan	Oct 14, 2024	—
95%	“95%”	Coogan: 95% of reporting is gathering offline facts, not writing	John Coogan	Oct 14, 2024	—
1B	“one billion”	Hays: CRV continues investing from its $1B early-stage fund	Jordi Hays	Oct 14, 2024	Supported
100%	“hundred percent”	Coogan: Tech wealth modesty is intra-elite signaling; the public loves luxury	John Coogan	Oct 14, 2024	—
61%	“61%”	Coogan: Tesla delivered 5,175 Cybertrucks in July, up 61% MoM	John Coogan	Oct 14, 2024	Supported
1T	“a trillion”	Coogan: Flawless Hardware-Software Integration Requires Trillion-Dollar Scale	John Coogan	Oct 14, 2024	—
11B	“A ten-billion”	Coogan: Flawless Hardware-Software Integration Requires Trillion-Dollar Scale	John Coogan	Oct 14, 2024	—
5%	“five percent”	Coogan: Meta bought a 5 percent stake in Luxottica	John Coogan	Oct 14, 2024	Partly supported
100%	“hundred percent”	Hays: Nicotine puts individuals at their peak cognitive and focus performance	Jordi Hays	Oct 14, 2024	—

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