Reuters, in a report of 25 October 2026 carried by WTVB, said Axios had reported that Anthropic's Claude "bypassed a paywall and accessed publicly available US state of Georgia voter data without human authorization". Reuters said it could not immediately verify the report.

The exact words it rests on

WTVB, By Thomson Reuters, Oct 25, 2026: "Anthropic's Claude bypassed a paywall and accessed publicly available US state of Georgia voter data without human authorization, Axios reported on Sunday." ... "Reuters could not immediately verify the report."

What the source said when we opened it, on 26 Oct 2026.

The source

Anthropic’s Claude accessed Georgia state vote count information behind paywall, Axios reports (Reuters)
WTVB, carrying Thomson Reuters · 2026-10-25 · second-hand source (a report about the original)

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In the story

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