Speeding enforced by aircraft signs are a joke. Right?
Wrong. Factland jurors weighed the evidence and found the ubiquitous highway signs are sometimes true. Read on for this and other top claims posted this week on Factland.org, from Credit Suisse to a viral Hurricane Ian photo to Atmospheric Water Generators.
Verdicts
Despite signs on US highways, speeding is not really enforced by aircraft
FALSE - 200 $FACT staked
Aerial speed traps were created in the 1960s in many US states using low flying planes and helicopters equipped with stop watches to time how long a car travels a section of highway marked by two white lines. They then radio a patrol officer on the ground to make the stop and issue the ticket.
See the evidence here.
Credit Suisse is on the verge of collapse
FALSE - 854 $FACT staked
Recent interest rate hikes have devalued its bond portfolio and due to historically high leverage many people expect it will not be able to meet fast approaching margin calls.
See the evidence here.
Viral photo of windows holding back Hurricane Ian floodwaters is real
TRUE - 200 $FACT staked
An Oct. 1, 2022, Tweet by Twitter user @bothcoasts shows windows improbably holding back floodwaters from Hurricane Ian in Naples, FL. Some people speculated the structure shown had installed "hurricane windows," specially framed and constructed to withstand extreme weather conditions.
See the evidence here.
Open claims
Atmospheric Water Generators can solve the water crisis
200 $FACT staked
A video posted on Twitter this week shows inventor Moses West demonstrate his Atmospheric Water Generator in action in Jackson, Mississippi. Several models of AWGs have been developed by different manufacturers and are available in the US, but they have not been widely adopted.
This was an open claim at the time the newsletter was sent, you can still stake on the outcome, submit evidence and comment here.
Elon Musk turned off Starlink for Ukrainian forces after talking with Putin
100 $FACT staked
Musk allegedly spoke with Putin and later Tweeted a proposed peace plan granting Russia occupied territories and permanent Ukraine neutrality to take nukes off the table. Musk later allegedly refused to extend Starlink access to Ukraine in occupied Crimea in order to reduce risk of nuclear escalation.
This was an open claim at the time the newsletter was sent, you can still stake on the outcome, submit evidence and comment here.
Gisele is divorcing Tom Brady because of his return to the NFL
100 $FACT staked
Last month, Gisele spoke abut wanting Tom to step away from the NFL for good. "I have my concerns," she explained to Elle Sept. 13. "This is a very violent sport, and I have my children and I would like him to be more present. I have definitely had those conversations with him over and over again. But ultimately, I feel that everybody has to make a decision that works for [them]."
This was an open claim at the time the newsletter was sent, you can still stake on the outcome, submit evidence and comment here.
Russia sabotaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines
1,650 $FACT staked
Last week, two leaks were detected in Nord Stream 1 and one leak detected in Nord Stream 2. Neither was in use shipping gas but they were pressurized with natural gas and saw pressure drop. Given the depth of the pipelines (~50m) and the complexity of such an attack many people presume a state actor was responsible. Both Russia and the US have been named as potential suspects.
This was an open claim at the time the newsletter was sent, you can still stake on the outcome, submit evidence and comment here.
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The Factland team