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Fact-Checking a Claim About My Cloud Spending
Austin responds to a creator’s claim about his compute spending by reviewing the transactions displayed in the source video.
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0:00But in total, he spent $200,000. Let's fact check this video. This creator claims I admitted to
0:09spending $200,000 on Compute after his excessive spending in Columbia. However, if you look at
0:16the source he cites, you can see all the transactions here. There are exactly one, two,
0:30are declined. However, if you multiply $1,440 x 5, that only gets you $7,200. This is off by a
0:42factor of nearly 30%. So in conclusion, this creator is clearly lying. I only spent $7,220.
0:51Let's hold these liars accountable.
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