Is wolframalpha wrong (Plotting inequalities)

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I just wanted to plot a simple inequality: $$-x \geq 4$$ and wolframalpha gives me the following plot:enter image description here

But I think it should look like this:

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Am I correct? If so why is wolframalpha producing such plots?

N.B. To reproduce the plot, enter $\textit{plot -x >= 4}$ at the wolframalpha website.

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As a rule of thumb, Wolfram Alpha is right.

The plot by Alpha shows the graph of the two functions $f(x)=-x$ and $g(x)=4$ to let you compare them visually.

It has no reason to show a $XY$ map of the Boolean function $-x\ge4$, as there is no $y$ variable.