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Test a custom input to verify an edge case (e.g. empty lists, negative numbers, duplicates).
This bug belongs to the type errors pattern
Totals that concatenate, sorts that put 10 before 9, comparisons that refuse to run.
What went wrong: In JavaScript, any non-empty string is truthy, so Boolean("false") evaluates to true.
The fix: Explicitly check for true or the string "true": queryParams.isAdmin === true || queryParams.isAdmin === "true"
Remember: In JavaScript, Boolean("false") is true because all non-empty strings are truthy.
The pattern behind it: type errors.
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