It's actually true:
traceroute to www.level3.com (209.245.19.42), 30 hops max, 38 byte packets
1 ai-core.axint.net (38.116.133.1) 1.203 ms 0.535 ms 0.745 ms
2 f0-2.na01.b009854-0.den01.atlas.cogentco.com (38.112.6.145) 0.961 ms
0.805 ms 0.947 ms
3 g0-3.core01.den01.atlas.cogentco.com (66.250.10.217) 1.098 ms 1.288 ms
1.042 ms
4 p5-0.core01.mci01.atlas.cogentco.com (66.28.4.30) 12.052 ms 11.704 ms
11.893 ms
5 p5-0.core02.dfw01.atlas.cogentco.com (66.28.4.37) 21.607 ms 20.979 ms
21.127 ms
6 p10-0.core01.dfw03.atlas.cogentco.com (154.54.2.138) 21.740 ms 21.431 ms
21.538 ms
7 so-3-2-0.edge2.Dallas1.Level3.net (4.68.127.13) 21.603 ms 21.455 ms
21.512 ms
8 so-0-0-0.bbr1.Dallas1.Level3.net (4.68.96.117) 21.755 ms 21.603 ms
21.442 ms
9 ae-0-0.bbr2.Denver1.Level3.net (64.159.1.114) 35.294 ms 35.330 ms
as-0-0.bbr1.Denver1.Level3.net (209.247.11.21) 35.305 ms
10 4.68.113.54 (4.68.113.54) 35.494 ms so-6-0.hsa1.Denver1.Level3.net
(4.68.112.154) 35.527 ms 35.272 ms
11 se3-0.public1.Broomfield1.Level3.net (209.245.16.18) 36.426 ms 36.736 ms
36.567 ms
12 se3-0.public1.Broomfield1.Level3.net (209.245.16.18) 36.775 ms !X * *