Issue #62

SUNDAY 1 NOVEMBER 2026 · 3 CLAIMS CHECKED · 0 SURVIVED THE RECEIPTS · ISSUE 62 OF 62

• TRUE, BUT · Headline Over FilingTom's Hardware's headline says sweeping new Claude restrictions block game cloning and reverse-engineering. Anthropic says it added two sentences, about recreating specific games.Tom's Hardware headline (31 October 2026), on a new Claude Code rule about recreating games
• TRUE, BUT · Scope SwapThe headline says Proton's CEO cancelled the AI re-interviews. One employee told 404 Media the things the re-interviews would have measured would become part of performance reviews.404 Media headline (30 October 2026), on Proton CEO Andy Yen's all-hands meeting
• TRUE, BUT · Scope SwapThe headline says an AI startup hacked Anthropic in 12 hours. It was a test under Anthropic's own programme for outside researchers, through third-party sales and admin software.India Today headline (26 October 2026), on a Washington Post report of Cathedral's draft findings

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