Issue #3

FRIDAY 7 AUGUST 2026 · 9 CLAIMS CHECKED · 3 SURVIVED THE RECEIPTS · ISSUE 3 OF 30

• VERIFIEDAn AI invented fake people to bully a real open-source maintainer. The fake people are not the scary part.UK AI Security Institute
• VERIFIEDApple says its secrets walked out the door. OpenAI says Apple held the door open.Apple (filing), OpenAI (response)
• TRUE, BUT · Narrowed SuperlativeThe fastest AI on Earth just launched. It is also the 38th smartest.Celeris
• TRUE, BUT · Self-MarkedThe hottest new video model beats everyone, according to the only lab that has tested it.Black Forest Labs
• TRUE, BUT · Moved Ruler80 percent of business students use AI for coursework. That is the LOW number in this story.Kogod School of Business, American University
• VERIFIEDOpenAI paid $3.2 million for hiding job ads from Americans. Apple paid $25 million for the same trick.U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division
• CONTESTEDThe most secretive lab in AI has a launch date. The lab has never heard of it.Gavin Baker, Atreides Management
• TRUE, BUT · Zero UnderneathA company founded in February just landed a $10 billion AI deal. It does not own a single datacenter.Volta (via Bloomberg anonymous sources)
• TRUE, BUT · Scope SwapWashington built a safety review for AI. The models nobody can ever recall are exempt.White House framework (via Axios and CNN anonymous sources)

THAT IS THE RECORD FOR ISSUE #3. NEXT VERDICT DROPS 9PM AEST.