Microsoft Defender custom scan results show incorrect time and number of files scanned

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Edition: Windows 10 Home
Version: 2004
OS build: 19041.508


When I use Microsoft Defender to scan a file, the results show incorrect time and number of files scanned.

I tested this on a single plain text file and a new folder containing a single plain text file.

I tried 2 methods:
1) right-click on a file, then "Scan with Microsoft Defender ..."
2) Windows Security
-> Virus & threat protection
-> Scan options
-> Custom scan
-> Scan now
-> Select folder

The results are like this

1) No current threats

2) Last scan: <yesterday or many hours ago>

3) 0 threats found

4) Scan lasted x minutes y seconds

5) <tens_of_thousands> files scanned
Lines (2), (4), (5) are obviously wrong.

Can this be fixed so I have some assurance Microsoft Defender is actually scanning the selected file(s)?

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