things are getting very stupid
Credibility score: 78/100 — Mostly Credible. Mixed credibility - some claims are solid, others need verification.
BSmeter analyzed "things are getting very stupid" and rated it 78/100 for credibility (a BS score of 22/100 — mostly credible), on 2026-04-17. Its weakest claim — "Sneaker company pivoting to AI is still pretty crazy" — scored 50/100 and was flagged as opinion. 13 claims were checked against the video transcript. Scores are produced by BSmeter's AI analysis of the transcript, not independent human verification.
Claims analyzed
Allirds shoe company pivoted to AI, stock jumped 600% — Solid (80/100)
Allbirds (not Allirds) did pivot-announce AI stuff and stock spiked ~600% intraday — wild but checks out 📈😲
Stock market hit new highs after Iran dip despite two-tier economy crushing most people — Verified (95/100)
Nailed the market highs post-Iran dip and the two-tier vibe — S&P topped April 16, 2026 📈. Wages lagging inflation at 2.1% vs 2.4% hurts real folks.
Allbirds pivoting to NewBird AI, buying GPUs with sale proceeds — Verified (98/100)
Allbirds' wild AI pivot announced April 15, 2026 — selling shoes for $39M to fund GPUs 🚀👟.
RadioShack pivoted from failing retail to crypto company — Verified (95/100)
RadioShack's 2021-22 crypto flop is real history — perfect desperate pivot parallel 💀📱.
Strive raised dividend to 13%, backed by stock paying only 11.5% — Solid (80/100)
Strive did hike to 13% annual — but the 'backing math doesn't add up' ignores their Bitcoin holdings and reserves covering dividends for ~20 years. Smart catch on the yield spread tho.
Jeff Walton is Strive's Chief Risk Officer — Verified (100/100)
Nailed it — Jeff Walton *is* Strive's CRO and True North CEO since Sept 2025. No notes here.
Eric McNeel offers 5-10% monthly passive income, looks like a Ponzi — OK (65/100)
He *does* advertise 5-10% monthly via Onyx Reserve — claims 100%+ annual returns 4 years. Red flags like blocking skeptics are real, but no proven scam yet.
Stretch stock offers 11-12% yield, claims money market-like — Solid (80/100)
Stretch (STRC) does tout high yields ~11-12% positioning as money market alt — check the risks tho 📊⚠️.
Eric McNeel blocked me after polite DM about his fund — Personal Story (70/100)
His personal story checks out with ZachXBT's similar experience — blocking critics is a classic red flag in sketchy funds. Take it as one data point in a pattern.
Guy offering 5-10% returns vanished after I approached — Personal Story (65/100)
Classic scam behavior — legit offers don't ghost you when questioned. Smart to walk away.
FanDuel CEO said prediction markets reach sports betting illegal areas — Solid (80/100)
Spot on — FanDuel's 'Predicts' is CFTC-regulated but dodging state betting bans. Wild loophole.
People backing 13% dividends funded by 11-12% dividends — Personal Story (60/100)
Ponzi vibes all day — paying out with new investor cash? Recipe for disaster.
Sneaker company pivoting to AI is still pretty crazy — Opinion (50/100)
Self-roast gold — market so dumb even sneaker-AI makes sense... nah, still nuts 😂
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