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2025-01-19 04:38:17 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 763FFAE525F83621559F1704EDF87DB9B8C017500FF583CB925A1B12C02AD7E7
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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 great source. https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/the-times-of-london/
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