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Fact Check

Every factual claim we make on air, checked and scored. Nailed it, close enough, or whiffed it — the running tally across every processed episode. Close-enough calls count as half credit.

Accuracy record

261 claims checked across 38 episodes

85%

Held up

187Nailed it
70Close enough
4Whiffed it

By episode

Unfurled Cup

Jun 13, 2026

78%

held up

5 Nailed it4 Close enough0 Whiffed it

No Movies About the Maintenance Team

Jun 6, 2026

86%

held up

5 Nailed it2 Close enough0 Whiffed it

Canary in the Gig Mine

May 31, 2026

86%

held up

5 Nailed it2 Close enough0 Whiffed it

Gone Building

May 31, 2026

75%

held up

4 Nailed it4 Close enough0 Whiffed it

Frameworks in the Atom Economy

May 23, 2026

70%

held up

5 Nailed it4 Close enough1 Whiffed it

No Incumbents

Apr 27, 2026

71%

held up

4 Nailed it2 Close enough1 Whiffed it

Prometheus Politicking

Apr 20, 2026

70%

held up

3 Nailed it1 Close enough1 Whiffed it

Sold Down the River

Apr 13, 2026

93%

held up

6 Nailed it1 Close enough0 Whiffed it

Because Molecules

Apr 2, 2026

79%

held up

5 Nailed it1 Close enough1 Whiffed it

The Rich Dentist and the Housing Divide

Mar 30, 2026

69%

held up

3 Nailed it5 Close enough0 Whiffed it

The Economics of Power

Mar 23, 2026

83%

held up

4 Nailed it2 Close enough0 Whiffed it

Hallucinations are Creativity

Mar 15, 2026

92%

held up

5 Nailed it1 Close enough0 Whiffed it

The Spice Must Flow

Jan 1, 2026

71%

held up

3 Nailed it4 Close enough0 Whiffed it

Calling All Mental Nomads

May 11, 2025

83%

held up

4 Nailed it2 Close enough0 Whiffed it

The Buyer’s Market is Real (and Zillow is the Worst)

Apr 27, 2025

93%

held up

6 Nailed it1 Close enough0 Whiffed it

Say No to Ferrets: The NAFTA Myth and the Dresden Reality

Apr 23, 2025

89%

held up

7 Nailed it2 Close enough0 Whiffed it

Don't Be a Numbass

Apr 13, 2025

92%

held up

5 Nailed it1 Close enough0 Whiffed it

Crude Realities: The Organization Breathes

Mar 18, 2025

71%

held up

3 Nailed it4 Close enough0 Whiffed it

The Sovereign Individual: A Book for the 1% (of Readers Who Finish It)

Mar 9, 2025

86%

held up

5 Nailed it2 Close enough0 Whiffed it

Overwork, Curiosity, and Sympathy: Technology and Modern Vices

Feb 23, 2025

86%

held up

5 Nailed it2 Close enough0 Whiffed it

Millennials and Zoomers Lost in the Matrix

Feb 16, 2025

94%

held up

7 Nailed it1 Close enough0 Whiffed it

There's Nobody in the Forecasters Hall of Fame

Feb 3, 2025

93%

held up

6 Nailed it1 Close enough0 Whiffed it

We're in an Age of Build

Jan 27, 2025

86%

held up

5 Nailed it2 Close enough0 Whiffed it

Showing off Our Big Shiny Crystal Balls 🔮🔮

Jan 16, 2025

86%

held up

5 Nailed it2 Close enough0 Whiffed it

Radical Acceptance and Other Goals

Dec 30, 2024

88%

held up

3 Nailed it1 Close enough0 Whiffed it

Sovereign Individuals and Broken Healthcare Incentives

Dec 22, 2024

88%

held up

6 Nailed it2 Close enough0 Whiffed it

Eastern Wisdom, Western Routines, and the Art of Being Present

Dec 16, 2024

88%

held up

3 Nailed it1 Close enough0 Whiffed it

Embrace Your Inner Chaos Monkey

Dec 9, 2024

93%

held up

6 Nailed it1 Close enough0 Whiffed it

Do you have time to feel like 💩?

Dec 2, 2024

93%

held up

6 Nailed it1 Close enough0 Whiffed it

Broken Segues and Segways: From Chips to Dips in the Market

Nov 25, 2024

93%

held up

6 Nailed it1 Close enough0 Whiffed it

The Many Deaths of Life: On Progress, Not Perfection

Nov 20, 2024

92%

held up

5 Nailed it1 Close enough0 Whiffed it

Supply Chains are the Butter in the Croissant

Oct 28, 2024

93%

held up

6 Nailed it1 Close enough0 Whiffed it

Do You Want Your Free Market Back?

Oct 14, 2024

86%

held up

5 Nailed it2 Close enough0 Whiffed it

Roadside Recharging, a.k.a. Why Didn't We Talk More About Bucky's???

Sep 30, 2024

92%

held up

5 Nailed it1 Close enough0 Whiffed it

Sleepless Nights and Corporate Fights

Sep 15, 2024

94%

held up

7 Nailed it1 Close enough0 Whiffed it

Accidental IronDan: An Unqualified Happy Hour

Sep 1, 2024

90%

held up

4 Nailed it1 Close enough0 Whiffed it

Two Degrees of Kevin Naked

Aug 27, 2024

93%

held up

6 Nailed it1 Close enough0 Whiffed it

Predictions and Jackasses

Jun 25, 2024

83%

held up

4 Nailed it2 Close enough0 Whiffed it