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Claimant: Social Media
Claim: Artificial intelligence companies are scanning millions of books, some of which are rare, and destroying them.
Rating: MOSTLY TRUE
Explanation: Internal Anthropic documents showed the company bought millions of books, including less common and high-quality titles, to be “destructively scanned” as part of a confidential effort known as Project Panama. The evidence supports the broader claim, although it does not establish that all AI companies are doing this or that all affected books are rare.
Date: 08/31/2026
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Last Updated on August 31, 2026 by Media Bias Fact Check