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John: the upcoming presidential debate will be much discussed on October 13, 2020 (2020)

prediction · status: came true · last event: came true (2020-10-14) · owner: John

On 5 October 2020 John guessed that the upcoming presidential debate would be much discussed eight days later. Hank called it a great prediction.

About: 2020 United States presidential debates

date event what video
2020-10-13 (said on 2020-10-05, implied) (happened 2020-10-05) predicted From scheduled events, John suspects the upcoming presidential debate is being much discussed in the viewers' present. (hedged) Me from the Past: A Pizzamas Miracle 00:01:27
2020-10-14 came true Hank calls John's prediction that the upcoming debate would be much discussed a great prediction. John Predicts the Future! 00:01:28

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What is said about it

6 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).

  • 2020-10-14 · John Predicts the Future! — Hank: Because of COVID a virtual town hall debate was planned; Donald Trump dropped out, Joe Biden decided to do the town hall alone, then Trump scheduled a different town hall. — 00:01:28
  • 2020-10-13 (said on 2020-10-05, implied) · Me from the Past: A Pizzamas Miracle — John notes the main news on the morning he films: the US President has been hospitalized for COVID, and many people close to him caught it after indoor maskless gatherings. — 00:01:56
  • 2020-10-13 (said on 2020-10-05, implied) · Me from the Past: A Pizzamas Miracle — John suspects that news, very big to him, will not feel big to viewers eight days later because news cycles are moving much faster. (hedged) — 00:01:56
  • 2020-10-14 · John Predicts the Future! — Hank: Asking why Trump's town hall was at the exact same time, Hank jokes that maybe his favorite debate format is talking over his opponent the whole time. (joke, hedged) — 00:01:57
  • 2020-10-14 · John Predicts the Future! — Hank says John was right: the President's COVID hospitalization is somehow no longer a big deal in our minds. — 00:01:57
  • 2020-10-14 · John Predicts the Future! — Hank: Instead, Hank says sarcastically, the vital topic now is Congress ramming through a Supreme Court justice rather than thinking about COVID relief. (playful) — 00:01:57