No Agenda Episode 10 (December 29, 2007) — checked against 2007 and today's record.

• Adam — The assassination "has CIA written all over it" (John pushes back). Unverified — speculation without evidence. Pakistan blamed Baitullah Mehsud and al-Qaeda militants; CIA chief Hayden (January 2008) assessed Mehsud's network responsible; the UN commission (2010) criticised the investigation, naming no killers.

• Adam — The Karachi attempt, "a month ago," killed 160. Mixed: it was October 18, 2007 (~10 weeks before); the toll is 139 killed, ~450 injured; early reports ran higher.

• John — Militants deny it; aides cry cover-up over the sunroof-lever account. Mixed: accurate reporting of a live dispute — no autopsy. Scotland Yard (February 2008) concluded the blast drove her head into the vehicle, broadly the government's account; the UN (2010) faulted the investigation.

• John — Apple rumour firmed up: a flash-based, tablet-like device with "light pen" tech for Macworld. Mixed: unverifiable, single-source; the MacBook Air (January 15, 2008) delivered thin/light, SSD option — no tablet, no pen.

• John — Columbus: a naked officer decoy; a firefighter who flirted with her, arrested and convicted. Mixed: the case was real (December 28, 2007) — a firefighter (May 30, 2007), convicted ($250 fine, a year's probation). Karla Snedeker was a civilian topless sunbather, not an officer; affirmed June 26, 2008.

• John — Lucky Bag: planted subway bags; pickup = arrest; "over 300" arrested. Mixed: programme and 10-day rule real; documented 2006 arrests ~220, "over 300" unconfirmed. Vindicated: a judge dismissed a 2006 case as "unfair" (People v. Arroyo); a 2014 settlement forced revised guidelines.

• John — "Nine thousand unsolved murders in New York." Correct: it comes from a ~9,000-name list back to 1985, from NYPD records for The Restless Sleep (2005) — a backlog, not one year.

• John — "By and large": nautical origin; earliest use 1866; an 1890 glossary: "rustic." Mixed: the origin is right (John invited corrections) — but Bourne used it in 1578; the OED's first citation is Sturmy (1669, "by and learge").

• Adam — BAA walkouts; Virgin to strike, "paid about 35% less" than rivals. Mixed: both check out (Virgin strikes: January 9–10 and 16–17, 2008); 35% was union framing. Neither happened — BAA's called off; Virgin took a two-year deal (4.8%, then inflation-linked), January 7, 2008.

• John — Letterman "cut a deal with the writers guild," returns ~January 2, and paid staff during the shutdown. Correct throughout: his company signed the first interim WGA agreement, announced December 28, 2007; Letterman returned January 2, 2008, fully staffed.

• Adam — Ron Paul "has delivered over four thousand children." Correct: "more than 4,000 babies" is the documented figure (congressional biography; CNN Fast Facts).

• John (relayed; both hosts sceptical) — A big announcement is coming; Bush declares martial law, stays in power. Incorrect — it failed: no announcement, no martial law; power passed to Obama on January 20, 2009. The hosts' scepticism is credited.

• Adam — Barron Hilton pledged 97% of his fortune; the press's $1.7B math is off. Correct: announced December 25–26, 2007 — ~97% to the Hilton Foundation, including the $1.2B unitrust; the foundation put his net worth at $2.3B (vindicating Adam); fulfilled at his death (September 2019).

• Adam — Prediction: the coverage makes Paris Hilton "crash and burn." Incorrect: no crash; her career (fragrances: billions in product) and profile grew for decades.

Episode score: 14 claims — 4 correct · 7 mixed · 2 incorrect · 1 unverified. Series running total: 110 — 43 correct · 41 mixed · 20 incorrect · 8 unverified.

Sources: https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/by-and-large ; https://www.sliceofscifi.com/2007/12/29/letterman-and-wga-reach-accord/

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