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2025-01-18 19:49:29 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: AE2BFC408A40E844D958518E3823636E7C856D5F6CEE6CFBC099BBA9FC35474A
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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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