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TRUE, BUT

One hacker, 100+ companies, $50 each. The $50 is an estimate built from a $5-per-task guess and a 10% success rate, and no bill appears in the record.

Reuters exclusive (19 October 2026) on a NorForge report, relayed by summaries; trending on r/artificial 23 October 2026. Recorded 24 October 2026. Our ruling means: literally true, materially misleading.

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15 receipts: 5 support the claim, 4 contradict it, 6 add context. 3 figures on the record, 2 traced to a quoted receipt.

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