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Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers
Justin Wolfers
From world events to everyday decisions, economics explains it all. Platypus Economics makes it clear, useful, and actually fun.
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False75% confidence7 sourcesSep 10, 2026The Office of Management and Budget, the Council of Economic Advisers, and the National Economic Council are political organizations located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.Said by AThe claim that OMB is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is contradicted: the federal directory, a 2026 court filing, and CRS-listed contact data all place OMB at 725 17th Street NW, while 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue houses the White House and related EOP offices. The 'political organization' characterization is opinion the sources do not test, and the sources do not address CEA's or NEC's specific addresses.False50% confidence3 sourcesAug 28, 2026Platypus Economics has 1,000 paid subscribers on Substack.Said by 2BThe claim faithfully extracts the speaker's 'a thousand paid subscribers' remark, but the available sources put Platypus Economics' paid base far above 1,000: Newsletter Insights estimates about 6.3K paid in October 2026, and Reletter describes 'thousands of paid subscribers' in April 2026. These are unrated aggregator estimates rather than platform data, and none reports the count on 2026-08-28 itself, so confidence is moderate.