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Technology claims spread fast — from AI capability hype to data breach scares to product launch misinformation. TruthRadar fact-checks tech claims against official company announcements, security researchers, tech publications like The Verge and Wired, and original research.

✅ 1 true❌ 2 false⚠️ 2 misleading· 5 total verified

⚠️ MISLEADING95% confidenceApr 16, 2026

Did TikTok get bought?

TikTok's U.S. operations were spun off into a new joint venture on January 22, 2026, with majority ownership by American and UAE investors like Oracle, Silver L…

⚠️ MISLEADING85% confidenceApr 14, 2026

Did Claude Mythos find thousands of zero-day exploits in OS?

The post claims Anthropic announced and withheld a model called Claude Mythos Preview for finding thousands of zero-day exploits—this is MISLEADING. A leak expo…

❌ FALSE95% confidenceApr 14, 2026

Did US government call emergency meeting on Claude Mythos with Wall Street?

No evidence exists of a U.S. government emergency meeting with Wall Street leaders regarding Anthropic's Claude Mythos model. Reports confirm a data leak exposi…

❌ FALSE100% confidenceApr 14, 2026

Did Sam Altman sign up to digitize his brain?

No evidence exists that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman signed up for a brain-digitization procedure. Altman is backing Merge Labs, a startup developing non-invasive ultr…

✅ TRUE95% confidenceApr 14, 2026

Are there 105,000 blocks until next Bitcoin halving halfway?

Exactly 105,000 blocks remain until the next Bitcoin halving reaches its 50% complete mark at block height 1,050,000, as confirmed by Bitcoin Archive calculatio…

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