I think that's pretty much just semantics. In the optics of the management there was a problem and was fixed, it could even be a problem that requires several

I think that's pretty much just semantics. In the optics of the management there was a problem and was fixed, it could even be a problem that requires several human resources, and/or external contractors, and/or using a product/service, etc. Why can't they claim they've solved the problem? Like, the CTO asking a Product Manager "did you solve the problem", the PM should say: "I didn't, it was the UI X, the Dev Y, and the intern Z"? By your logic no one can claim to have solved problem if several actors were involved, yet the problem is solved. I don't think it would be unfair to say Elon built a space ship, because in a way he did, and unless someone is completely unaware of the endeavor of building something complex like a space ship, it's known that's a company composed of several people with different backgrounds that worked towards the building of a spaceship. If you wanted to be accurate/correct then every time credit was due we should roll movie-like-credits.