Issue #23

MONDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 2026 · 2 CLAIMS CHECKED · 0 SURVIVED THE RECEIPTS · ISSUE 23 OF 30

• TRUE, BUT · Self-MarkedApple blamed "the rapid expansion of AI data centers" for the price hikes on your next Mac or iPad. Apple's own decision to cram more RAM into its devices for its own AI features is a second AI-driven cost its statement never mentions.Apple (written statement, June 2026); Tim Cook, then-CEO
• TRUE, BUT · Temporary As PermanentHeadlines say Musk's xAI lost its fight against Minnesota's AI-nudification law. The judge who ruled against xAI wrote, in the same order, that he hasn't decided yet whether the law is even constitutional.Coverage of the ruling (allrisenews.com, thenews.com.pk, et al.); the judge's own order reaches no First Amendment merits decision

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