Money claims, tested

Big finance for the little people.

We take the money claims that get millions of views and test them against real numbers: where they hold, where they break, and what they mean for your own money.

Model people walking across a giant banknote beside stacks of coins and a row of tiny houses

How we test a claim

Three steps, every video.

The claim

We start with a money claim that millions have already heard, word for word, and say where it came from.

The numbers

We check it against the original data: official statistics, research papers and filings. Every figure names its source.

Where it breaks

Most claims are half true. We show where it holds, where it fails, and both sides when people disagree.

Episode 1 · № 0001

Basic Economics, Tested: 6 Rules That Stop You Getting Fooled

Premieres on YouTube, Saturday 31 October 2026

Did 2,000 millionaires really flee Maryland after a tax rise? We checked the state's own numbers. Then we tested six rules of economics against real data, so you can tell a true money claim from a false one.

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Six questions that catch a bad money claim

Put the six rules from our first video together and you get six questions. Ask them of any money claim, from a politician, a headline or a friend.

  1. What does the setup reward?
  2. What am I giving up?
  3. What is this price telling me?
  4. If the price can't move, what moves instead?
  5. How big is the change?
  6. Who pays, and who gets left behind?

None of them picks a side for you. They tell you what to ask. Get them as a one-page PDF with the free weekly email.