TRUE, BUTMoved Ruler

Counts ran from 21,639 to 220,000

Their answers ranged from 21,639 to 220,000.

“More than 220,000 OpenClaw AI-agent instances are exposed on the public internet”

Security-scan roundups citing Penligent's figure (DEV Community and others), 13 August 2026

Recorded 14 August 2026. Our ruling means: literally true, materially misleading.

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3 receipts: 1 support the claim, 1 contradict it, 1 add context. 3 figures on the record, 2 traced to a quoted receipt.

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1Supports the claimdev.to ↗
Penligent found over 220,000, SecurityScorecard identified 135,000, Censys tracked growth from 1,000 to 21,000+ in a single week.
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2Contradicts the claimblog.cyberdesserts.com ↗
a factor of 1,000 for the same underlying question. Neither is wrong. They are precise answers to different questions
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3Contextcensys.com ↗
As of 31 January 2026, Censys has identified 21,639 exposed instances
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