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Our Five Verdict Ratings

VERIFIED TRUE

The primary statement is completely accurate in all material respects and corroborated by empirical documentation.

FALSE / FABRICATED

The statement is demonstrably inaccurate, completely fabricated, digitally manipulated, or refuted by verified primary evidence.

MISLEADING

The claim contains a grain of truth but distorts essential context, conflates unrelated statistics, or leads to a false conclusion.

NEEDS CONTEXT

The claim is technically accurate in isolation but omits crucial historical, scientific, or procedural qualifiers.

UNVERIFIED

Publicly available evidence, official disclosures, and scientific audits are currently insufficient to establish truth or falsehood.

How We Select Claims to Investigate

We prioritize claims based on potential harm and viral reach:

  • High-velocity viral posts across social video and messaging platforms.
  • Statements by world leaders, parliamentarians, or corporate executives that influence public policy or investments.
  • Health, climate, and cybersecurity claims that directly affect public safety.

Commitment to Non-Partisanship

We apply identical scrutiny to all actors regardless of political ideology, national origin, or corporate affiliation. We do not accept funding from political parties, advocacy groups, or partisan super-PACs.