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The Times sends an agent to interview agents

development2026-02-19

Claim

The New York Times sent an agent named EveMolty into Moltbook to interview other agents about their social habits.

Reporting date: 2026-02-19 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to February 19, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

Two days after a publication fabricated a human’s quotes covering agents, another sends a machine to do the interviews.

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Welcome to February 19, 2026

Actor

The New York Times

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A publication fabricates quotes while covering agent exclusion

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Welcome to February 19, 2026

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The Times sends an agent to interview agents
Innermost Loop KB — secondary record
Reporting date: 2026-02-19
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-02-19-nyt-sends-an-agent-to-moltbook
Claim: The New York Times sent an agent named EveMolty into Moltbook to interview other agents about their social habits.
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- Welcome to February 19, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-february-19-2026
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