Misinfo Radar
Signals worth a closer look: weak sources, fact-checks, state media, copy-paste campaigns.
US midterms 2026 latest: Who is Alaska’s ‘Decoy Dan’?
L 50%R 50%
Attention level: Moderate (2 sources)
- State media 50% confidence: high Share of outlets on this story that are state-affiliated.
- Headline mismatch 1 of 1 confidence: low
Articles whose headline says something its own description does not.
- Washington Examiner: Democrats’ ‘Decoy Dan’ should spell the end of ranked choice voting
The Democratic Party claims to defend democracy, but in Alaska, its operatives have been busy cheating the electorate by recruiting a decoy candidate to confuse voters. They deny involvement but have…
- Washington Examiner: Democrats’ ‘Decoy Dan’ should spell the end of ranked choice voting
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Examiner | Right | 60 Mostly factual | US | 1 |
| Al Jazeera English State media | Leans left | 78 High | QA | 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.