Accountability
Hosts, analysts and callers make calls on air every day — rate cuts, reshuffles, title races. We extract the falsifiable ones from the broadcast transcript, wait for the horizon, and score them against public sources. Every call keeps its audio receipt.
The verdict· graded 29 Aug
South Africa beat New Zealand 18-12 in the second test at DHL Stadium on 29 August 2026.
The prediction said the Springboks would defeat the All Blacks in that match, and the post-match report says South Africa won 18-12 in Cape Town. That is a direct match to the claimed outcome.
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The verdict· graded 29 Aug
South Africa beat New Zealand at DHL Stadium in the second Test on 29 August 2026.
The claim said the All Blacks would defeat the Springboks, but the recorded result was the opposite: South Africa won that second Test in Cape Town. Because the match was completed and the final score went against the prediction, the claim is false.
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The verdict· graded 26 Aug
New Zealand beat the Lions 41–35 at Ellis Park on 2026-08-25.
The claim was that the Lions would not defeat the All Blacks. The match was completed with New Zealand winning 41–35, so the Lions did not win. That outcome matches the prediction exactly.
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The verdict· graded 23 Aug
On 2026-08-22, New Zealand beat South Africa 33–16, and Will Jordan, Cam Roigard, and Damian McKenzie all played in the match.
The claim was that all three players would be available for the match, and the outcome shows they all played in it. That directly confirms the availability call, so the verdict is correct.
The verdict· graded 22 Aug
The All Blacks defeated the Springboks 33–16 on 2026-08-22 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg.
The claim got the winner wrong: it predicted a Springboks victory, but the All Blacks won instead. The date matched, but the result went the opposite way, with a 33–16 loss for South Africa.
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Readers: 100% said yes · 4 votes
The verdict· graded 22 Aug
New Zealand beat South Africa 33-16 at Ellis Park on 2026-08-22, a 17-point margin rather than two points.
The claim predicted a two-point margin, but the actual result was a 17-point New Zealand win. That means the speaker got the margin wrong, not just the winner.
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Readers: 0% said yes · 1 vote
The verdict· graded 17 Aug
Banyana Banyana beat Nigeria 2–1 in Morocco on 13 August 2026, with goals from Thembi Kgatlana and Refiloe Jane, securing an intercontinental playoff place for the 2027 Women's World Cup.
The claim got the result right: Banyana Banyana did beat Nigeria in the playoff on 2026-08-13. The outcome also matches the matchup and date, so there is no divergence to note.
