# The bot that lied to cricket fans with a straight face: Temporal x San Francisco Unicorns

DevFeed: [The bot that lied to cricket fans with a straight face: Temporal x San Francisco Unicorns](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-bot-that-lied-to-cricket-fans-with-a-straight-face-temporal-x-san-francisco-unicorns-36057.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://temporal.io/blog/the-bot-lied-five-hundred-cricket-fans-with-straight-face>)

Author: Shubham Londhe

Published: 2026-08-04T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Temporal Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/temporal-blog.md>)

Topics: [Bot](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bot.md>), [trust](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/trust.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>)

Tags: [cricket](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cricket.md>), [execution](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/execution.md>), [gemini](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gemini.md>), [temporal-voices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/temporal-voices.md>), [trust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/trust.md>), [whatsapp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/whatsapp.md>)

## AI overview

A Temporal developer advocate describes building a WhatsApp bot for San Francisco Unicorns cricket fans. Gemini handled conversation while Temporal managed reminders, live-score polling, and durable execution; a live-score failure highlighted the importance of trust and reliable data.

## Source excerpt

How a WhatsApp bot for San Francisco Unicorns cricket fans lied about a live score at 3 AM, and what durable execution with Temporal taught us about trust.