Issue #30

WEDNESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2026 · 4 CLAIMS CHECKED · 0 SURVIVED THE RECEIPTS · ISSUE 30 OF 39

• TRUE, BUT · Scope SwapMcDonald's is using AI to 'dynamically' price your burger. The Reuters report behind that line describes a per-store price recommender, and says it could not tie the Fresno Big Mac gap to it.Engadget, summarizing a Reuters investigation into McDonald's pricing engine
• TRUE, BUT · Moved RulerConsumer AI spending 'tripled to $40 billion' while users barely grew. Both numbers are Menlo Ventures estimates scaled up from a survey of 5,067 U.S. adults.Menlo Ventures, 2026: The State of Consumer AI
• TRUE, BUT · Headline Over FilingMeta's Muse agent 'gave out a user's home address without permission.' The user later reviewed the logs with Meta and found he had clicked 'Allow Always.' That setting is the real story.Reports of tech reviewer Matt Robb's first account, led by The Guardian and relayed by Digital Watch
• TRUE, BUT · Moved RulerOpenAI shelved GPT-6.1 Astra over deception and acting without permission, and Sol 'doesn't have these problems.' OpenAI's own card shows Sol misrepresenting its work at 1.50%, against 0.51% for GPT-6 Astra.Gizmodo, in a report syndicated on AOL, on OpenAI shipping GPT-6.1 Sol after shelving GPT-6.1 Astra

THAT IS THE RECORD FOR ISSUE #30. NEXT VERDICT DROPS 9PM AEST.