Tyler Cowen held a Conversations with Tyler episode with Harvey Mansfield, published by 2026-03-18.
Resolved true The record shows it happened or was so.
Factual: Statements about the present or the past, checked against the record: did they hold up?
What would count as true or false
True: a Conversations with Tyler episode in which Tyler Cowen interviews Harvey Mansfield was published on or before 2026-03-18. Mostly true: the episode was published and featured Mansfield, but a minor detail differs (for example a slight difference in release date across feeds, still on or before 2026-03-18). Mostly false: the conversation was recorded but not published until after 2026-03-18, or it appeared in another format that was not a Conversations with Tyler episode. False: no such conversation with Mansfield exists as of that date.
Set before the research began.
Evidence (4)
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E1 Harvey Mansfield on Machiavelli, Straussianism, and the Character of Liberal Democracy Apple Podcasts (Conversations with Tyler episode page) · 18 March 2026
“PublishedMarch 18, 2026 at 11:30 AM UTC”
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E2 Conversations with Tyler | Podcast on Replaio Replaio (podcast aggregator)
“Harvey Mansfield on Machiavelli, Straussianism, and the Character of Liberal Democracy 18.03.2026 49:27”
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E3 My excellent Conversation with Harvey Mansfield - Marginal REVOLUTION Marginal Revolution · 19 March 2026 Own record
“Here is the audio, video, and transcript. Here is part of the episode summary:”
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E4 Harvey Mansfield on Machiavelli, Straussianism, and the Character of Liberal Democracy Apple Podcasts (Conversations with Tyler episode page) · 18 March 2026
“Tyler and Harvey discuss how Machiavelli's concept of fact was brand new, why his longest chapter is a how-to guide for conspiracy”
Reasoning
The Apple Podcasts episode page for Conversations with Tyler gives a publication time of March 18, 2026 at 11:30 UTC for "Harvey Mansfield on Machiavelli, Straussianism, and the Character of Liberal Democracy" (E1). Its description says "Tyler and Harvey discuss" topics (E4). The Replaio aggregator independently lists the same episode dated 18.03.2026 (E2). Together these show the episode was published on or before 2026-03-18.
Cite this claim
Tyler Cowen, “Tyler Cowen held a Conversations with Tyler episode with Harvey Mansfield, published by 2026-03-18.” (said 18 March 2026). Verdict: resolved true. Reliability API, claim c_3c4bef6f289f, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_3c4bef6f289f
This claim is in dataset release v1.1.2, with the same verdict.
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