AI-extracted claim
“Several news outlets received a supposed ransom note last week demanding payment to a Bitcoin wallet.”
Analyzed on 2026-08-22T05:05:07+00:00 · Last updated 2026-08-22
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Several news outlets received a supposed ransom note last week demanding payment to a Bitcoin wallet.
Extracted from: Nancy Guthrie Live Updates: Man Detained for Questioning Is Released , The New York Times
Evidence
“Roughly 24 hours after the sheriff’s department first posted a missing-person bulletin for Ms. Guthrie, a Tucson television station, KOLD, received a note claiming to be from her kidnapper. The station forwarded it to the authorities. The celebrity gossip site TMZ, which received a copy the next morning, reported that the letter demanded millions of dollars in Bitcoin for the release of Ms. Guthrie.”
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