Maybe start banning bots

How do you figure?

October, November, and December, even if I concede your wrong assertion that the first part of October should be included, is a total of THREE months.

114,237/3 = 38k bans per month on average, which is still more than 33,472.

You are wrong to accuse them of fibbing.

But more importantly, the update we were given ignored October entirely because it said:

The only way that can be read is that the numbers only apply to the period between the linked update and the December post, which would mean they significantly ramped their efforts.

I have no idea why it is so difficult for you to admit when you are wrong, but you are clearly wrong.