The company issuing the threat had identified what they thought was a copied bit of artwork. This isn't a company just randomly attacking anyone - they honestly thought (via automated system) that one of their images had been partially copied.
that sounds like passing the blame to someone else ("automated system")
All of this could easily have happened without an automated system involved.
Do you really doubt that this is constantly happening and people are paying? Just look at the people who get DMCA'd for content they made themselves. Same system, just instead of paying a fee they lose their youtube/Twitch.
Again, I was arguing against the claim it was without merit. A large team of people could have made the same mistake.