ClaimsNate Silver

“I actually had money on Houston last night, so Florida was just the icy on the cake.”

Nate Silver, podcast co-host 8 April 2025 Tariffs, Tariffs, Tariffs (Risky Business) (iHeart)

Factual Economics and markets

Nate Silver said he had money bet on Houston the night before he spoke.

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Nate Silver, “Nate Silver said he had money bet on Houston the night before he spoke.” (said 8 April 2025). Verdict: not researched. Reliability API, claim c_66a84ea7040f, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_66a84ea7040f

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