TRUE, BUT

An army of AI agents did plant shells on real websites. But the companies were named by Reuters, the hits were websites, and the $5,000 is a guess.

Slashdot, quoting The Verge, 19 October 2026, with the $5,000 figure from coverage of Reuters' report. Recorded 21 October 2026. Our ruling means: literally true, materially misleading.

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