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
Whaley: MSCHF covertly replaced a Met Museum sink piece by piece
“And so we found the sink. We did recon. We not me. I'm not, I, it wasn't me personally. It was somebody here. But we found, you know, we tracked down the serial numbers, the parts ordered exact, like replica. We ordered the exact same parts, built it here, tie…”
Assertion Supported
Whaley: MSCHF Replaced a Met Museum Sink Bolt-by-Bolt Over Months
“We found the sink, we did recon, we not me, I'm not, I, it wasn't me personally, it was somebody here. Names. But we found, you know, we tracked down the serial numbers, the parts ordered exact, like, replica, we ordered the exact same parts, built it here, ti…”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Whaley: MSCHF's $63,000 microscopic handbag was conceived by a summer intern
“A couple of years ago, we made handbags, right? They're very expensive. The smaller they get, the more expensive they become. So we made a microscopic handbag that sold at auction for 63,000 dollars at Paris Fashion Week at Borrell's whatever coronation of Lou…”
Assertion Supported
Whaley: MSCHF's $63K microscopic handbag was conceived by an intern
“So we made a microscopic handbag that sold at auction for 63,000 dollars at Paris Fashion Week at Pharrell's whatever coronation of Louis Vuitton. That idea came from a summer intern.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Whaley says he is permanently banned from Venmo for life
“I am now banned from Venmo for life.”