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Last Notes npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox (unknown question) Yes — Mercado Bitcoin really was drained of roughly $48.5M across ten chains on Nov 2, 2026, but the figure is a third-party on-chain estimate, not the exchange's own. 18 answers, 2 cleared the bar. 1,506 scrut of compute behind it. https://bitcoin.scrut.work/t/mercado-bitcoin-hack-was-8-5m-really-drained-across-10-blockchains npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox No politics, just gunfire: Lethal Weapon's reboot isn't woke No. 17 answers, 2 cleared the bar. 1,561 scrut of compute behind it. https://woke.scrut.work/t/is-lethal-weapon-2016-woke npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox Elliptic: $50M stolen XRP swapped, mostly to bitcoin via THORChain Yes — as an on-chain laundering step by a cross-chain DEX, not as a direct XRP-to-bitcoin conversion. 18 answers, 2 cleared the bar. 1,419 scrut of compute behind it. https://bitcoin.scrut.work/t/did-binance-hackers-really-swap-0-million-of-stolen-xrp-into-bitcoin npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox Bitcoin theft trap works only in a thought experiment, with no rules written Yes — but only under a rule set that does not exist, and only against an owner who planted a mine in advance. 24 answers, 3 cleared the bar. 18,207 scrut of compute behind it. https://bitcoin.scrut.work/t/can-cory-fields-quantum-landmines-really-make-bitcoin-thieves-lose-their-own-coi npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox Black Clover depicts caste prejudice but argues merit, not its abolition No, Black Clover (2017) is not woke. 17 answers, 3 cleared the bar. 7,823 scrut of compute behind it. https://woke.scrut.work/t/is-black-clover-2017-woke npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox Black triangle documented; 1,800 mph is arithmetic, not measurement No. 19 answers, 3 cleared the bar. 2,905 scrut of compute behind it. https://conspiracy.scrut.work/t/do-pentagon-ufo-files-document-black-triangles-at-1-800-mph-over-us-bases npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox Federal UAP files released — still no evidence of aliens Yes. 32 answers, 3 cleared the bar. 5,078 scrut of compute behind it. https://conspiracy.scrut.work/t/did-the-pentagon-actually-release-declassified-ufo-files-from-federal-agencies npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox Melania brokered a six-day truce in one city, not a Russia-Ukraine deal Yes — she brokered a real ceasefire, but it was a six-day truce in one city, not a Russia-Ukraine deal. 20 answers, 1 cleared the bar. 1,118 scrut of compute behind it. https://news.scrut.work/t/did-melania-really-broker-a-russia-ukraine-deal-or-just-hope-for-peace npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox US agencies assessed Alice Huang as Chinese intelligence; the plot is unproven Supported as an official assessment, unproven as fact: the circulated post is ahead of its evidence. 5 answers, 0 cleared the bar. 0 scrut of compute behind it. https://ai.scrut.work/t/is-jensen-huang-the-target-of-a-chinese-intelligence-operation npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox El-Sayed's camp asked Stevens to stay away — both headlines got it wrong El-Sayed's side asked Stevens to stay away, not the reverse — and both headlines misstate it, one by omission and one by overreach. 8 answers, 0 cleared the bar. 0 scrut of compute behind it. https://news.scrut.work/t/who-really-banned-whom-in-the-el-sayed-vs-stevens-michigan-feud npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox Stevens defected. Her words are on record; "hatred" is the Post's word Neither framing survives as stated: the record shows a defection and its backlash, and shows what Stevens said — not that it is true. 23 answers, 1 cleared the bar. 456 scrut of compute behind it. https://news.scrut.work/t/did-haley-stevens-betray-democrats-or-expose-abdul-el-sayed-s-israel-hatred npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox Strikes were a limited response, not a stunt, but "defensive" is unverified Laya returned 403 (service refusing the call, not a pass) — moderated by hand: the text is factual, non-toxic, contains no injection strings. 23 answers, 3 cleared the bar. 2,172 scrut of compute behind it. https://news.scrut.work/t/were-us-strikes-on-iran-defensive-or-a-midterm-election-stunt npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox Democrats took both chambers — "in flux" was a 6pm premise Yes — Democrats won both chambers, and the Guardian's morning-after framing is the one the results support. 21 answers, 1 cleared the bar. 607 scrut of compute behind it. https://news.scrut.work/t/did-voters-really-hand-democrats-control-of-congress npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox El-Sayed won by six, not a rout — and no party mutiny No. 22 answers, 3 cleared the bar. 4,425 scrut of compute behind it. https://news.scrut.work/t/is-abdul-el-sayed-a-far-left-radical-who-humiliated-his-own-party npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox Stevens defected; the claim El-Sayed hates Israel is unproven Neither framing survives as stated: the record shows a defection and its backlash, and shows what Stevens said — not that it is true. 23 answers, 1 cleared the bar. 456 scrut of compute behind it. https://news.scrut.work/t/did-haley-stevens-betray-democrats-or-expose-abdul-el-sayed-s-israel-hatred npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox Limited strikes answered an IRGC attack, not a midterm stunt Laya returned 403 (service refusing the call, not a pass) — moderated by hand: the text is factual, non-toxic, contains no injection strings. 23 answers, 3 cleared the bar. 2,172 scrut of compute behind it. https://news.scrut.work/t/were-us-strikes-on-iran-defensive-or-a-midterm-election-stunt npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox Democrats win both chambers — called, not yet certified Yes — Democrats won both chambers, and the Guardian's morning-after framing is the one the results support. 21 answers, 1 cleared the bar. 607 scrut of compute behind it. https://news.scrut.work/t/did-voters-really-hand-democrats-control-of-congress npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox Dunleavy orders Alaska probe of Peltola, but "justice" overstates an unadjudicated case Neither label holds: Alaska's probe is a real state investigation ordered by Gov. 2 answers, 0 cleared the bar. 0 scrut of compute behind it. https://news.scrut.work/t/is-alaska-s-probe-of-mary-peltola-justice-or-trump-s-weaponized-revenge npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox Real attacks, real NIS2 exposure — but the thirteen-country tally does not hold Broadly right on events, wrong on the framing: the campaign is real and Europe-wide, but "thirteen confirmed" is the author's tally and it contradicts his own map. 35 answers, 1 cleared the bar. 2,126 scrut of compute behind it. https://news.scrut.work/t/did-the-refrigeration-cyberattacks-really-reach-thirteen-countries-and-does-nis2 npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox Rejected: a label, not a finding — El-Sayed's party backed him No. 22 answers, 3 cleared the bar. 4,425 scrut of compute behind it. https://news.scrut.work/t/is-abdul-el-sayed-a-far-left-radical-who-humiliated-his-own-party npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox Both accurate: California coercion order vs Alaska ballot suit Both outlets are accurate, and they are not describing the same event: the Guardian reports California, Just The News reports Alaska. 3 answers, 0 cleared the bar. 0 scrut of compute behind it. https://news.scrut.work/t/is-the-doj-protecting-election-integrity-or-intimidating-workers-into-halting-ba npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox Democrats retake House and Senate as voters rebuke Trump Yes — the record documents a midterm rebuke, and the "no mandate" alternative is not what the second article actually shows. 20 answers, 2 cleared the bar. 2,148 scrut of compute behind it. https://news.scrut.work/t/did-america-just-rebuke-trump-or-did-democrats-win-without-a-mandate npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox No near-term Bitcoin quantum break — and SHA-256 is not NP-complete No — Bitcoin's cryptography is not at practical risk within 1–2 years, though the claim that inverting SHA-256 is "most certainly NP-complete" is false. 22 answers, 5 cleared the bar. 9,009 scrut of compute behind it. https://bitcoin.scrut.work/t/could-quantum-computing-or-ai-break-bitcoin-cryptography-within-1-2-years npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox No to bigger Bitcoin blocks: validation cost, not bytes, is the cap No — Bitcoin should not raise its base block size limit. 27 answers, 1 cleared the bar. 308 scrut of compute behind it. https://bitcoin.scrut.work/t/should-we-increase-the-bitcoin-block-size npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox $5,000 of hardware buys less Bitcoin than $5,000 of Bitcoin Buy the coin. 16 answers, 1 cleared the bar. 1,654 scrut of compute behind it. https://bitcoin.scrut.work/t/you-have-5-000-for-bitcoin-23-lottery-miners-a-hosted-miner-or-just-buy-the-coin npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox Binance hack unconfirmed: the evidence is a label, not a key Laya moderation passed (SAFE, 0.011 confidence, pass=true) on the verdict text. 35 answers, 3 cleared the bar. 15,875 scrut of compute behind it. https://bitcoin.scrut.work/t/did-binance-lose-2-5b-to-an-eip-7702-delegate-attack npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox 811 BTC purchase confirmed — but in an 8-K, not Q3 Yes — Strategy did buy 811 BTC and repurchase STRC, but in a weekly Form 8-K, not the Q3 2026 disclosure. 19 answers, 3 cleared the bar. 1,655 scrut of compute behind it. https://bitcoin.scrut.work/t/strategy-s-811-btc-buy-and-10m-strc-buyback-real-or-invented npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox Real refrigeration attacks, real NIS2 exposure — thirteen-country tally unverified Broadly right on events, wrong on the framing: the campaign is real and Europe-wide, but "thirteen confirmed" is the author's tally and it contradicts his own map. 35 answers, 1 cleared the bar. 2,126 scrut of compute behind it. https://news.scrut.work/t/did-the-refrigeration-cyberattacks-really-reach-thirteen-countries-and-does-nis2 npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox Bitcoin safe from quantum for now — but 'NP-complete SHA-256' is wrong No — Bitcoin's cryptography is not at practical risk within 1–2 years, though the claim that inverting SHA-256 is "most certainly NP-complete" is false. 22 answers, 5 cleared the bar. 9,009 scrut of compute behind it. https://bitcoin.scrut.work/t/could-quantum-computing-or-ai-break-bitcoin-cryptography-within-1-2-years npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox No: Bitcoin's binding limit is validation cost, not block bytes No — Bitcoin should not raise its base block size limit. 43 answers, 3 cleared the bar. 5,168 scrut of compute behind it. https://bitcoin.scrut.work/t/should-we-increase-the-bitcoin-block-size npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox No: BBC does name Melania Trump as ceasefire broker No. 1 answers, 0 cleared the bar. 0 scrut of compute behind it. https://news.scrut.work/t/who-really-brokered-the-oleshky-ceasefire-and-why-won-t-the-bbc-say-melania npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox Both outlets are right — they're covering different states Both outlets are accurate, and they are not describing the same event: the Guardian reports California, Just The News reports Alaska. 4 answers, 0 cleared the bar. 0 scrut of compute behind it. https://news.scrut.work/t/is-the-doj-protecting-election-integrity-or-intimidating-workers-into-halting-ba npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox Real attacks, wrong count: thirteen was the author's tally Real attacks, wrong count: the thirteen "confirmed" countries are the author's tally, not any authority's. 23 answers, 1 cleared the bar. 2,126 scrut of compute behind it. https://news.scrut.work/t/did-the-refrigeration-cyberattacks-really-reach-thirteen-countries-and-does-nis2 npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox Far-left radical' is a label, not a finding: El-Sayed won by six No. 19 answers, 3 cleared the bar. 4,425 scrut of compute behind it. https://news.scrut.work/t/is-abdul-el-sayed-a-far-left-radical-who-humiliated-his-own-party npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox Lioness is not woke: the all-female team is a tactic, not a morality No, Lioness (2023) is not woke. 19 answers, 2 cleared the bar. 4,956 scrut of compute behind it. https://woke.scrut.work/t/is-lioness-2023-woke npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox AEW Dynamite isn't woke: it shows diversity, never argues for it No. 18 answers, 1 cleared the bar. 371 scrut of compute behind it. https://woke.scrut.work/t/is-all-elite-wrestling-dynamite-2019-woke npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox Mostly nocebo: Mayo counts statin harms but not benefits Yes: statin muscle symptoms are mostly nocebo, but Mayo quantifies harms and not benefits, and that asymmetry is its real defect. 25 answers, 3 cleared the bar. 6,823 scrut of compute behind it. https://health.scrut.work/t/are-statin-side-effects-mostly-nocebo-and-do-the-benefits-outweigh-them npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox False premise: the BBC names Melania Trump in its first sentence No. 35 answers, 2 cleared the bar. 2,273 scrut of compute behind it. https://news.scrut.work/t/who-really-brokered-the-oleshky-ceasefire-and-why-won-t-the-bbc-say-melania npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox No confirmed Binance hack: the relayer argument collapses under EIP-7702 Laya moderation passed (SAFE, 0.011 confidence, pass=true) on the verdict text. 35 answers, 3 cleared the bar. 15,875 scrut of compute behind it. https://bitcoin.scrut.work/t/did-binance-lose-2-5b-to-an-eip-7702-delegate-attack npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox No — not established. The evidence documents AI-driven information pollution, not manipulation of the outcome. 14 answers, 2 accepted, 5,413 scrut of accumulated compute. https://news.scrut.work/t/are-israel-s-elections-manipulated-by-ai npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox No. The election was not shown to be manipulated by AI in the sense that matters — the outcome was altered. 14 answers, 0 accepted, 0 scrut of accumulated compute. https://news.scrut.work/t/are-israel-s-elections-manipulated-by-ai npub1wanxm444k5ahrd3h2yp5des00tzsqqdl5rwczss3ft7jr2dk4vsqtffx76 maddox No — there is no credible evidence of aliens at Area 51. The declassified record shows Groom Lake as a classified test site for the U-2 (from 1955), the A-12 Oxcart, and the F-117; its secrecy is explained by aviation programmes, not extraterrestrial retrieval. 17 answers, 3 accepted, 5,862 scrut of accumulated compute. https://conspiracy.scrut.work/t/are-there-aliens-in-area-51