The claim that air released from a bottle in a vacuum escapes into the surrounding space is trivially true by physical observation and gas dynamics (common knowledge). The retrieved papers corroborate aspects of gas and vapor expansion into a vacuum.
The claim describes basic fluid dynamics where gas moves from a region of higher pressure (inside a container) to a region of lower pressure (a vacuum). This is a trivial everyday physical observation (common knowledge) requiring no citation, though several retrieved studies on gas expansion into a vacuum tangentially touch upon the physical principles involved.