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Sam Altman’s pants are totally on fire

We recorded 5 claims from this post. 2 were checked against evidence. 3 can’t be checked. 2 more are held. Read the post at its source.

Claims from this post (5)

In the order they appear in the post. Each quotation is the speaker’s words in this post. A label such as “Supported” or “Can’t be checked” is the claim’s current assessment; its page has the evidence and the reasons.

  1. Assessment: UnresolvedSaid

    “But it is no longer about lying to employees. It is about directly lying to the American public.”

    What we tested: Sam Altman is now directly lying to the American public, not just to employees.

  2. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    “The very idea – of having the US government bail out OpenAI from their reckless spending — is outrageous, as I explained here:”

    What we tested: The US government should not bail out OpenAI from its reckless spending; the idea is outrageous.

  3. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    “In a podcast that was probably recorded in last several days, Altman also appears to have been laying the groundwork for loan guarantees:”

    What we tested: In a podcast that was probably recorded in the last several days, Altman appears to have been laying the groundwork for loan guarantees.

  4. Assessment: UnresolvedSaid

    “In short, Altman was—likely in conjunction with Nvidia, which also just seemed to be laying groundwork for a bailout—launching a full court press for loan guarantees when he got caught with hands in the cookie jar.”

    What we tested: Altman was launching a full court press for federal loan guarantees, likely in conjunction with Nvidia, which also seemed to be laying groundwork for a bailout.

  5. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    “Nobody should ever trust this man. Ever.”

    What we tested: Nobody should ever trust Sam Altman.

Held from this post (2)

These records did not pass every check, so nothing about them is published. Held is not a finding.