That is not true if you put it like that.
Simply adding your Tidal account to your Plex user profile won’t get you a Plex Passs.
To get a Plex Pass, you must switch your Tidal subscription to be processed and billed through Plex.
see https://support.plex.tv/articles/adding-tidal-subscriptions-to-plex/
paragraph ’ Can I switch an existing TIDAL subscription to be through Plex instead?’