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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 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
Misra: TikTok spent around $100M a month advertising on Snapchat
“They were running, like, a hundred million dollars a month of ads on Snapchat, right? Initially, right? When they were not, there was no presence.”
Gaurav Misra Apr 28, 2025 ▶ 14:39 This Company Is Making Video Creation 100x Easier | Gaurav Misra on TBPN
Assertion Contradicted
Coogan: Meta Built Two Data Centers Specifically to Power Reels Algorithm
“They built two extra data centers to be able to do the Reels algorithm, because if they didn't have that compute capacity, they could not have launched a competitor to TikTok on any normal time frame, because it was actually a compute intensive project, not ju…”
John Coogan Aug 4, 2026 ▶ 30:26 Hank Green Faces AI Backlash, OpenAI Math Advances, Million-Dollar Solo Firms | Diet TBPN
Assertion Contradicted
Coogan: ByteDance is on track for $50B in profit in 2025
“TikTok owner ByteDance is on track for fifty billion in profit in 2025.”
John Coogan Dec 20, 2025 ▶ 9:29 TBPN Year in Review
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