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2025-01-18 19:03:16 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: BE89F7D41B2AFF48E76B31CA2823B68E91C7FA017360C53956487CD51E08D875
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The "$1 million" is fabricated by the New York Post. https://web.archive.org/web/20250118174744/https://nypost.com/2025/01/18/us-news/bronze-trump-statueunveiled-ahead-of-inauguration/ Alan Cottrill (the sculpture's creator) shared an article from The Times, which reported that the sculpture cost $400k. https://archive.ph/pESnM https://web.archive.org/web/20250118174251/https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/donald-trump-statue-ohio-bronze-9lhnv8qbm https://x.com/thetimes/status/1875214632836858112 The Times is a credible source. https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/the-times-of-london/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Times#:~:text=A%20Reuters%20Institute%20survey%20in%202021%20put%20the%20number%20of%20digital%20subscribers%20at%20around%20400%2C000%2C%20and%20ranked%20The%20Times%20as%20having%20the%20sixth%20highest%20trust%20rating%20out%20of%2013%20different%20outlets%20polled The New York Post is known for "sensationalism." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Post#:~:text=The%20Post%20has,to%2039%25%20credible https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/new-york-post/
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