Jul 10, 2020 · Episode 120

Facebook fails a civil rights audit, college campuses will be "mini-Wuhans", and can the Trump admin ban TikTok?

3 predictions · 2–0 · 100% accuracy

Scott's predictions3

It will come to light that well-funded venture-backed and private-equity-backed startups received an alarmingly large amount of government bailout/PPP money, and this will become one of the scandals associated with the COVID-19 crisis.
“We're gonna find out that the amount of funding or bailout money that well funded venture backed and PE backed startups is going to be just frightening. And it's gonna be, I think, one of the scandals coming out of this.”
Markets · Judgment call · by Jul 10, 2021 (inferred)
Came trueResolved Jul 2020
Almost every college town in America will experience a recession or a deeper recession.
Only if: The Trump administration's ruling forcing international students to leave if they take only online courses stands (is not overturned or reversed).
“if this Trump ruling around not allowing or forcing international students to go home stands, you could have recessions or deep... Deeper recessions in almost every, college town in America.”
Politics · Conditional · Judgment call · by Jul 10, 2021 (inferred)
Didn’t applyResolved Jul 14, 2020
Numerous news articles will be published listing people/entities that took PPP (Paycheck Protection Program) money despite not needing it.
“I think there's gonna be a ton of articles listing all the people who took PPP money who, quite frankly, just didn't need it.”
Media · Judgment call · by Jul 10, 2021 (inferred)
Came true