Fact check
AI analysis“OpenAI said it had removed most of these links.”
Reasoning
OpenAI’s own blog post and X announcement both say they have removed most of the inadvertently shared links, directly confirming the claim that OpenAI said this.
On confidence: Direct primary sources (OpenAI blog and official X post) explicitly state the claim.
Important context
Independent reports question whether the removal was complete, but they do not change the fact that OpenAI made the statement.
Evidence
Supporting (2)
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceWe’ve removed most of the links that were inadvertently shared
In response to the recent issue where user‑generated images were posted publicly, we have removed the majority of the links that were unintentionally shared.
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceOpenAI on X: “We’ve removed most of the links that were posted by mistake.”
We’ve removed most of the links that were posted by mistake. Thank you for your patience as we work to fix this.
Contradicting (2)
- Tier 2 — Independent reportingindependent originOpenAI’s promise to delete shared images falls short
Despite OpenAI’s claim that it removed most of the links, our testing on Sep 27 2026 still found dozens of active URLs exposing user‑generated images.
- Tier 2 — Independent reportingindependent originOpenAI still hosting user images after removal claim, Reuters finds
Our analysis shows that a significant number of the URLs cited in the original incident remain reachable, contradicting OpenAI’s statement that most have been removed.
Limitations
None significant; the assessment is limited to verifying the statement made by OpenAI, not the actual completeness of the removal.
- Last verified:
- Sep 26, 2026, 3:20 PM CDT
- Pipeline:
- 0.1.0
- Claim type:
- Factual
Where this claim appeared
OpenAI tools post user images from ChatGPT onlineDeutsche Welle