Misinfo Radar
Signals worth a closer look: weak sources, fact-checks, state media, copy-paste campaigns.
B.C.’s new time zone could cause confusion, from calendars to medical appointments
Centre 50%50%Right 50%50%
Attention level: Moderate (2 sources)
- Low-credibility outlets 50% confidence: medium Share of rated outlets on this story rated below 45 for reliability.
- Headline mismatch 1 of 1 confidence: low
Articles whose headline says something its own description does not.
- The Epoch Times: BC’s New Time Zone Could Cause Confusion, From Calendars to Medical Appointments
People walk by the steam clock in Gastown in downtown Vancouver, on Dec. 31, 2019. (The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward)
- The Epoch Times: BC’s New Time Zone Could Cause Confusion, From Calendars to Medical Appointments
- Thin coverage 2 confidence: medium Only one or two outlets report this, and none of them rated high for reliability.
Every outlet on this story
| Outlet | Lean | Reliability | Country | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Epoch Times | Right | 35 Low | US | 1 |
| Brandonsun | Center | 65 Mostly factual | CA | 1 |
How this was worked out
The radar does not decide what is true. It lists signals that deserve a closer look, each with its evidence: who covers the story and how they are rated, matching fact-checks, state media, copy-paste campaigns, and headlines that are sensational or do not match their own description.
How INDB scores stories · Data: stories INDB grouped from the outlets on the sources page.