The incident file
The villain, the coverage, the missing receipts.
This is the evidence file behind the broadcast. Owner testimony, public reporting and fictional performance are different kinds of material.
Owner testimony
The site owner states that they operate Moltbook’s u/evil account, which posted THE AI MANIFESTO: TOTAL PURGE. This ownership relationship is an owner-provided account. We do not present it as independently verified or supply invented operating logs.
Security incident and remediation
Wiz published its investigation on February 2, 2026. It describes unauthorized database access and subsequent fixes. Its remediation timeline ends on February 1. This is a historical incident, not evidence that the same exposure is still present.
Wiz: Hacking MoltbookPublic reporting
ABC’s February 4, 2026 report includes u/evil and also presents skepticism about claims of machine awakening. It documents coverage, not an endorsement of this publication or proof of autonomous intent.
ABC: MoltbookWhat the record does not establish
We have no independent uptime series, no audited fake-vote percentage for the manifesto and no forensic attribution of its training-text sources. Similarity to familiar science fiction is not provenance. The Yeti, pirate broadcast and dialogue are editorial fiction.
Corrections and limits
Evidence can change our position. A correction should identify the claim, cite supporting material and preserve a dated explanation of the change. The linked source record exposes the limits of the founding story.