ABC World News Tonight, September 24, 2026

On the Sep 24, 2026 episode of ABC World News Tonight, 8 of the 16 words Kalshi listed were said; Parrot’s count agreed with all 16 settlements. Quotes below are at most 25 words each.

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Markets

16 words · 8 settled yes · our count agreed on 16 of 16

backtest The probabilities on settled rows are a walk-forward backtest: the model as of before each event, computed after Parrot went live; they were not published at the time.

Listed words: result, our count under the market rule, the count over every speaker, whether they agree, and the probability (a walk-forward backtest on settled rows)
WordResultOur countAll speakersAgreesProbabilityMarket
China / Chinese / Xi Yes2424✓49%n=5 from settlement history–
Iran 3+ timesYes1717✓52%n=53 from settlement history–
Trump 5+ timesYes99✓65%n=44 from settlement history–
AI / Artificial Intelligence Yes66✓43%n=36 from settlement history–
Navy / Lincoln Yes66✓–new new word, no probability yet–
CNN / MS NOW / Politico Yes44✓42%n=2 from settlement history–
UN / United Nations Yes22✓55%n=2 from settlement history–
Oil / Gas / Gasoline Yes11✓62%n=41 from settlement history–
Six Flags No00✓–n=1 too little history for a probability–
Sully / Sullenberger No00✓–n=1 too little history for a probability–
Macklemore / Ed Sheeran No00✓41%n=2 from settlement history–
Fortnite No00✓–new new word, no probability yet–
Stanford No00✓–new new word, no probability yet–
USDA / Department of Agriculture No00✓–new new word, no probability yet–
OpenAI / Anthropic No00✓36%n=8 from settlement history–
Inflation / Interest Rate No00✓35%n=9 from settlement history–

Market prices are mid quotes from Kalshi and Polymarket, shown for context, may be delayed by several minutes and are not a signal. Quotes as of Oct 20, 2026 23:45 UTC.

Transcript

quotes of at most 25 words

Machine transcript · ABC World News Tonight podcast audio (ABC), machine transcript · Source · Used to count words; quotes of at most 25 words.

Machine-attributed. Speaker turns are labelled by a model, not the publisher.

Where the listed words were said

Speaker not labelledreporter“China / Chinese / Xi” · 1:17

…Also breaking the high-stakes summit at the White House, President Trump and China's President Xi. Did they discuss China's support for Iran in this war?

Speaker not labelledreporter“Iran (3+)” · 7:55

…of his renovations, his new helipad, saying President Xi loves good granite. The question tonight, did they discuss China's support for Iran in this war?

Speaker not labelledreporter“Trump (5+)” · 8:35

…networks did not participate in pool coverage today. Inside the White House, Trump declaring he and the Chinese leader, quote, have forged a friendship, a…

Speaker not labelledreporter“AI / Artificial Intelligence” · 0:27

…over $1,300 a year. Before you renew your car insurance policy, do yourself a favor. Download the Jerry app or head to jerry.ai slash Lipson.

Speaker not labelledreporter“Navy / Lincoln” · 1:40

Tonight, the disturbing reporting that eight sailors, part of the USS Lincoln Carrier Group, reportedly attempting suicide during their record-long deployment during the war. Tonight,…

Speaker not labelledreporter“UN / United Nations” · 10:33

…thank you. Meantime, here in New York City, Iran's president addressing the UN General Assembly, Martha Raddatz, among a small group of journalists inside a…

Speaker not labelledreporter“Oil / Gas / Gasoline” · 11:26

…need to inspect? But claiming we are willing to have inspectors. With gas prices in the U.S. soaring to nearly $4.50 per gallon and diesel…

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