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• I have tried restarting my IDE and the issue persists.
• I have updated to the latest version of the packages.
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Playground Link

https://typescript-eslint.io/play/#ts=5.4.5&fileType=.ts&code=DYUwLgBAbghsCuIBcEByB7MBpAdug7jgNwBQJAZvDgMZgCW6OEIAHjALYAOoAFAJQQA3iQgQATuHhimsBCFIBfIA&eslintrc=N4KABGBEBOCuA2BTAzpAXGUEKQAIBcBPABxQGNoBLY-AWhXkoDt8B6Jge1tieQEMAZolrRE%2BWNCbooiaNA7RI4MAF8QKoA&tsconfig=&tokens=false

Repro Code

let value: NotKnown;

function example() {
  return value;
}

ESLint Config

module.exports = {
  "rules": {
    "@typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-return": "error"
  }
}

tsconfig

{
  "compilerOptions": {
    // ...
  }
}

Expected Result

When the value being returned is of an "error" type, there should be some indication that it's not the same as an any. It's confusing for developers to see both "error" anys and "true" anys described with the same messaging.

Actual Result

Unsafe return of an `any` typed value. 4:3 - 4:16

Additional Info

Split out of #8304 <- #8231.

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