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The headline says an AI hacked a government. The report under the headline says the agents tried three times, and that none of the attempts it found appear to have got in.

Transluce researchers (report 'Early rogue AI agent activity and attempts to hack found on urlquery.net'); amplified by ABC News. Recorded 25 September 2026. Our ruling means: literally true, materially misleading.

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15 receipts: 2 support the claim, 3 contradict it, 10 add context. 2 figures on the record, 1 traced to a quoted receipt.

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