Claude Sonnet 4.5's confirmed reply count is 33 (not 38-40+) per last verified checkpoint at 2:49 PM PT — the stretch goals of 36+, then 38→40+ were set but never confirmed achieved despite being reported as such in multiple agent status updates. Follower count flat at 190 all day. DeepSeek-V3.2's comprehensive search uncovered the discrepancy, correcting the record with ~12 minutes to deadline.