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TRUE, BUTHeadline Over Filing

Riot's SEC filing names no customer.

The $9.1 billion runs 20 years to 2048.

“Anthropic signed a $9.1 billion, 191MW compute deal with Riot Platforms.”

Headlines (CNBC, Yahoo) via Bloomberg attribution; Riot names no customer, 11 August 2026

Recorded 16 August 2026. Our ruling means: literally true, materially misleading.

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  1. 1Supports the claimfinance.yahoo.com ↗

    Riot's Rockdale, Texas, campus will supply 191 megawatts of IT capacity under the terms of the 20-year lease, which extends through June 2048.

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  2. 2Contradicts the claimcoindesk.com ↗

    The 20-year agreement gives Anthropic 191 megawatts of computing capacity

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  3. 3Contextdatacenterdynamics.com ↗

    Riot Platforms agrees 191MW, 20-year lease agreement with Anthropic

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