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The insurer that pays out when cyberattacks succeed cannot find a single AI-specific loss in its 2026 claims data.

IBM's 2026 X-Force Threat Index headline and the vendor-stat ecosystem amplifying it through 2026 roundups. Recorded 14 August 2026. Our ruling means: literally true, materially misleading.

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