Where the declared goal was reached
18 goals declared by 14 people. What they said they would do is on the record as done, in the terms they set. The status is the editors' reading of the record, not a verdict on the person; the words it starts from are quoted and linked underneath each one.
10 of 18 carry a dated source for the outcome itself. The rest are marked, because a status with nothing to click through to is our word and nothing more.
Mayor of New York City
Freeze the rent for stabilized tenants
His most repeated campaign promise, delivered in June 2026 when a Rent Guidelines Board remade by his appointees approved a historic two-year freeze.
declared 2025-11-04
What they said they would do
The declaration has not been tied to a sourced statement yet.
What the record shows happened
2026-06-25ActionThe Rent Guidelines Board — remade by six Mamdani appointees — voted 7-1 to freeze rents on both one- and two-year leases for about one million rent-stabilized apartments, the first two-year freeze in the board's history.
Fulfilled his most repeated campaign promise: "As your next mayor, I will freeze your rent." The board member representing landlords resigned the day of the vote.
The delivered promise became an instant national argument: proof it works vs. proof it can't.
Founder, ByteDance
Keep TikTok operating in the United States
Joint venture closing under Trump executive order after Supreme Court loss.
declared 2026-01-23
What they said they would do
2026-01-23PublicationToday, TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC has been established in compliance with the Executive Order signed by President Trump on September 25, 2025, enabling our US users to continue to discover, create, and thrive as part of TikTok's vibrant global community.
TikTok CEO Shou Chew memo to US staff on closing the divestment deal; Zhang Yiming remains ByteDance founder and controlling shareholder.
Deal ended 18-month survival battle under the 2024 Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act.
What the record shows happened
2026-01-23ActionTikTok reaches deal on a new US joint venture to avoid an American ban.
Reuters headline on closure of ByteDance's US restructuring.
Entrepreneur and influencer
Remedy misleading advertising through payment and apology
Paid fines, corrected campaigns and apologised after antitrust and consumer complaints.
declared 2026-01-15
What they said they would do
The declaration has not been tied to a sourced statement yet.
What the record shows happened
2026-01-15PublicationI have always taken responsibility for misleading advertising — I understood it was a mistake, and it was right to recognise it. I did: I paid, I corrected, I apologised.
Social media post after acquittal on fixed-fee sponsorship model.
Ho pagato, corretto, chiesto scusa became her post-verdict mantra on Instagram.
Entrepreneur and influencer
Close Pandorogate legal chapter
Post-acquittal aim to move past two-year fraud trial and rebuild brand.
declared 2026-01-14
What they said they would do
2026-01-14InterviewThis judgment marks the end of a nightmare that lasted two years.
Same post-verdict remarks outside Milan court.
End-of-nightmare quote trended as Pandorogate chapter closed.
What the record shows happened
2026-01-14ActionThe Court of Milan cleared her of aggravated fraud in the Pandorogate case, finding that the aggravating circumstance of consumers being misled did not apply.
With the aggravating element gone the offence reverted to simple fraud, which was no longer prosecutable once compensation had been paid and the complaint withdrawn — an acquittal by extinction of the charge rather than on the merits.
The case ended in her favour, though on the aggravating circumstance rather than on the merits — her side calls that vindication after two years, her critics point to the €3.4m already paid out.
Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway
Complete the CEO transition to Greg Abel
Announced at the May 2025 annual meeting. Abel took over as CEO in January 2026, completing the transition.
declared 2025-05-03
What they said they would do
2025-05-03ActionAnnounced at the annual meeting that he would ask the board to have Greg Abel become CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at year-end 2025.
Announced his retirement as CEO after six decades, while indicating he would remain chairman.
The retirement announcement was the business story of 2025 — tributes flooded every platform.
What the record shows happened
2026-01-01ActionStepped down as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, handing the company to his hand-picked successor Greg Abel and staying on as chairman.
The first change of chief executive since Buffett took control of Berkshire in 1965. He said he would keep coming into the office, giving Abel regular access to him.
Announced at the May 2025 annual meeting and completed on schedule at the turn of the year, with Buffett staying on as chairman rather than leaving entirely.
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Deliver budget with harder tax choices
November 2025 statement balancing growth investment and consolidation.
declared 2025-11-26
What they said they would do
2025-11-26SpeechThere will be harder choices to come on tax and spending as we repair the public finances.
November 2025 Budget statement to the House of Commons.
What the record shows happened
Not yet sourced. The status above is an editorial reading of the record; until a dated source is attached here, take it as our reading and not as evidence.
Former Prime Minister; Leader of the Labour Party
Reclaim patriotic narrative from Reform UK
Use conference symbolism and rhetoric to counter Farage before 2026 devolved elections.
declared 2025-09-30
What they said they would do
2025-09-30SpeechI'm not just proud of the union jack and the cross of St George, I'm also proud of the Saltire, proud of the Red Dragon, proud of our union.
Reclaiming patriotic symbols from Reform ahead of Scottish and Welsh elections.
What the record shows happened
Not yet sourced. The status above is an editorial reading of the record; until a dated source is attached here, take it as our reading and not as evidence.
Former Rebuilding Korea Party leader; progressive prosecutor-reform figure (post-pardon)
Return to politics after pardon restores eligibility
Liberation Day amnesty cut the sentence and restored rights to run; he resumed party activity.
declared 2025-08-15
What they said they would do
The declaration has not been tied to a sourced statement yet.
What the record shows happened
2025-08-15SpeechI'd like to extend my deep gratitude to President Lee Jae Myung for making a constitutional determination. I am also listening with respect to those who have been critical of the presidential pardon for me.
Released after ~eight months of a two-year academic-fraud sentence under Liberation Day amnesty.
Pardon debate dominated Liberation Day politics; PPP called it a reward for regime change.
Executive Chairman, Samsung Electronics (Jay Y. Lee)
Secure uncontested Samsung leadership
Pardon (2022) → executive chairmanship → Supreme Court clearance of merger case (2025).
declared 2025-07-17
What they said they would do
The declaration has not been tied to a sourced statement yet.
What the record shows happened
2025-07-17ActionSouth Korea's Supreme Court upheld lower-court dismissal of all accounting-fraud and stock-manipulation charges over the 2015 Samsung C&T–Cheil Industries merger, permanently clearing a decade-long legal risk.
Prosecutors had argued the $8B merger cemented Lee's control; acquittal freed him to focus on AI-chip competition.
Former Prime Minister of Canada
Orderly Liberal leadership transition
Resign as leader and PM only after a competitive nationwide process chooses a successor.
declared 2025-01-06
What they said they would do
2025-01-06SpeechI intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister, after the party selects its next leader through a robust nationwide competitive process.
Same resignation announcement; Parliament was prorogued until 24 March 2025 while Liberals chose a successor.
What the record shows happened
2025-03-14ActionHanded over to Mark Carney, who was sworn in as prime minister at Rideau Hall alongside members of the 30th Canadian Ministry.
Trudeau stayed on as prime minister through the leadership contest and left when it produced a successor.
He said in January 2025 that he would go only once the party had chosen a successor, and did: Carney was sworn in on 14 March. Whether the exit was orderly or merely delayed is the argument his critics and his party have with each other; the sequence he described is the one that happened.
Writer-director; creator of Squid Game
Show the bottom of the world / human greed
Seasons 2–3 deepen pessimism about greed and political chaos after Season 1's breakout.
declared 2024-12-08
What they said they would do
2024-12-08InterviewI think fundamentally what continues to drive this system is human selfishness and greed. These days I'm becoming more pessimistic about human nature. I almost think that, for homo sapiens, it's greed that allows them to create a society that they feel most comfortable in.
CBS Sunday Morning Season 2 promo segment (air date Dec 8, 2024); Netflix S2 debuted Dec 26, 2024.
What the record shows happened
Not yet sourced. The status above is an editorial reading of the record; until a dated source is attached here, take it as our reading and not as evidence.
Former People Power Party leader; National Assembly member (independent track after PPP exit)
Block Yoon's martial-law decree
Ruling-party leadership joined the Assembly path that lifted the decree within hours.
declared 2024-12-03
What they said they would do
2024-12-03SpeechThe president's martial law declaration is wrong. We will stop it along with the people.
Minutes after Yoon's televised decree; ruling-party leader opposing his own president.
The night's defining counter-quote from inside the ruling party.
What the record shows happened
2024-12-04ActionThe National Assembly voted 190-0 to reject the martial-law decree; 18 of those votes came from Han's own People Power Party.
Han led the ruling party and had publicly criticised the president's declaration before the vote.
The decree fell in the vote his party's own lawmakers helped carry. His allies read that as the ruling party stopping its own president; his critics point out he had backed Yoon into office and turned only once the decree was public.
Chief Executive of Hong Kong
Enact and implement Article 23 legislation
Fast-track the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance after the 2020 NSL.
declared 2024-01-30
What they said they would do
2024-03-19ActionThe Safeguarding National Security Ordinance will officially take effect on March 23, 2024.
Lee announcing gazettal date after LegCo passage.
What the record shows happened
2024-03-19SpeechWe have fulfilled our constitutional responsibility of enacting local legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law. We have accomplished this historic mission, living up to the trust placed in us by the Central Government and the country.
Address to LegCo after third reading of the Safeguarding National Security Bill.
Former President of South Korea; serving life sentence for insurrection
Institutionalize US-Japan-ROK security partnership
Camp David principles: crisis consultations, exercises, and shared Indo-Pacific posture.
declared 2023-08-18
What they said they would do
2023-08-18ActionWith Biden and Kishida at Camp David, agreed to deepen trilateral military and economic cooperation and joined the strongest joint condemnation yet of "dangerous and aggressive behavior" by China in the South China Sea.
Historic standalone US-Japan-ROK leaders' summit institutionalizing crisis consultations and exercises.
What the record shows happened
Not yet sourced. The status above is an editorial reading of the record; until a dated source is attached here, take it as our reading and not as evidence.
Actor and entrepreneur
Double UNHCR support for Ukrainian refugees
Match public donations up to $1 million to expand emergency protection for families fleeing the invasion.
declared 2022-02-26
What they said they would do
2022-02-26Social postIn 48 hours, countless Ukrainians were forced to flee their homes to neighboring countries. They need protection. When you donate, we'll match it up to $1,000,000, creating double the support.
X post with Blake Lively matching donations to UNHCR for Ukrainian refugees after Russia's full-scale invasion; reiterated on The Adam Project red carpet.
High-profile celebrity matching campaign in the invasion's first days.
What the record shows happened
Not yet sourced. The status above is an editorial reading of the record; until a dated source is attached here, take it as our reading and not as evidence.
Actor and entrepreneur
Channel attention and gifts to B.C. flood recovery
Donate via Red Cross Canada and urge fans to help rebuild homes, farms, schools and roads after atmospheric-river damage.
declared 2021-11-26
What they said they would do
2021-11-26Social postMy home of BC continues to face a crisis from the brutal #BCFloods. Homes, farms, schools, roads and vulnerable communities. Rebuilding will take time.
Twitter/Facebook post announcing a Red Cross Canada donation with Blake Lively and urging fans to give during the 2021 atmospheric-river floods.
What the record shows happened
Not yet sourced. The status above is an editorial reading of the record; until a dated source is attached here, take it as our reading and not as evidence.
Former Prime Minister of Canada
Impose a national carbon price floor by 2018
Require provinces to adopt carbon pricing or face a federal backstop rising from $10 to $50 per tonne.
declared 2018-01-01
What they said they would do
2016-10-03SpeechIf neither price nor cap and trade is in place by 2018, the government of Canada will implement a price in that jurisdiction.
House of Commons announcement of a federal carbon-price floor starting at $10/tonne in 2018 and rising to $50 by 2022.
Foundational statement of the federal carbon-pricing regime that later dominated Canadian politics.
What the record shows happened
Not yet sourced. The status above is an editorial reading of the record; until a dated source is attached here, take it as our reading and not as evidence.
Former Prime Minister of Canada
Maintain gender-balanced federal cabinet
Appoint equal numbers of men and women to cabinet as a standing Liberal practice.
declared 2015-11-04
What they said they would do
2015-11-04SpeechBecause it's 2015.
Asked why gender parity in cabinet mattered after swearing in Canada's first gender-balanced ministry at Rideau Hall.
Became an international shorthand for Trudeau's feminist branding.
What the record shows happened
Not yet sourced. The status above is an editorial reading of the record; until a dated source is attached here, take it as our reading and not as evidence.
