Question about IP leakage through torrents or other applications that cannot be used through the TOR

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On the torproject website, I read that torrent programs are able to get my real ip address through GET requests (bypassing tor). Please, tell me, is this threat relevant to Qubes-Whonix? Do I risk leaking my real IP address if I install an unverified app, or torrent app on my whonix-ws? Or is it not possible by isolating the virtual machine?
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Your IP won’t leak since whonix-ws can’t see it:
http://www.dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion/wiki/Reliable_IP_Hiding
Clearnet link:

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However you should not use torrents over Tor, since they overload the network. Please use torrents in I2P instead.

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