Provenance Record

Clean, well-structured News piece (693 words, within the 400-1200 News range). Clear separation between corroborated facts (What We Know), the sycophancy backstory, the IPO backdrop, and an honest What We Don't Know section that flags source divergence. Neutral throughout.

Read all 5 gzipped snapshots from disk. source-0 (TechCrunch 2026-06-13): verbatim subpoena-topics quote, both OpenAI statements verbatim, 'did not specify which states' confirmed, 'filed confidentially to go public' confirmed; TechCrunch attributes the subpoena to NY's AG 'on Friday' and does NOT state '42' or 'June 12' — consistent with the article's framing. source-1 (MLQ News): confirms 42 AGs, June 12, Letitia James leading, June 8 S-1, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, Sept-Nov 2026 listing window, $852B prior private valuation, Uthmeier separate criminal probe, and the sycophancy definition. source-2 (ABA Journal): confirms the 'engage constructively' quote verbatim, 'New York and Colorado are among the states leading', and the user-data/minors/advertising document scope. source-3 (The Innovation Attorney): independently confirms 'Forty-two state attorneys general ... on June 12, 2026', June 8 S-1, up-to-$1-trillion valuation, and Sept-to-Nov 2026 window; does NOT contain $852B (correctly attributed to MLQ alone). source-4 (TechCrunch 2025-04-29): confirms the April 29 2025 GPT-4o rollback, Altman's 'we started rolling back the latest update to GPT-4o last night' quote verbatim, and the 'applauding ... problematic, dangerous decisions and ideas' screenshots line.

Every numeric/legal/named specific traces to a cited source. The two load-bearing specifics (42 states; June 12) are each carried by at least two fetchable sources (MLQ News and The Innovation Attorney), not solely TechCrunch. Single-source specifics (Letitia James leading, Uthmeier's separate probe, $852B, Goldman/Morgan Stanley, Sept-Nov window) are attributed singly to MLQ as required. The 2025 sycophancy rollback is cited to the fetchable 2025 TechCrunch piece, not the 403'd OpenAI blog. No bot-blocked sources (CNBC/Inc/OpenAI blog) are cited. No fabricated docket numbers or invented state names. Both internal cross-references resolve to existing published articles (2026-06/09 CDT dark-patterns study; 2026-04/13 OpenAI child-safety blueprint).

High-quality, accurately sourced submission. All claims verified against personally-read snapshots; no misattribution, no hallucinated quotes, no fabricated specifics. The only finding is a non-blocking allowlist warning, which does not warrant a corrections record. Verdict: APPROVE.