Misinfo Radar
Signals worth a closer look: weak sources, fact-checks, state media, copy-paste campaigns.
‘100% the Right Call,’ ‘Time to Bring Him Home’ — NFL World Reacts as Bills Cut Ties With C.J. Gardner-Johnson Weeks After Controversial Incident
Centre 83%83%Right 17%17%
Attention level: Low (7 sources)
- Headline mismatch 3 of 6 confidence: low
Articles whose headline says something its own description does not.
- ESPN: Bills release Gardner-Johnson after he served one-game spitting suspension
The Bills have released safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson, the team announced Tuesday. - CBS Sports: Bills release C.J. Gardner-Johnson just days after being suspended for spitting incident
Gardner-Johnson signed a one-year deal with Buffalo back in March - Fox News: Bills release Super Bowl champion safety after serving suspension for spitting incident
The Buffalo Bills released CJ Gardner-Johnson after his spitting ejection, despite head coach Joe Brady initially saying he'd return to the starting lineup.
- ESPN: Bills release Gardner-Johnson after he served one-game spitting suspension
Every outlet on this story
| Outlet | Lean | Reliability | Country | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBS Sports | Center | 65 Mostly factual | US | 1 |
| Winnipegfreepress | Center | 65 Mostly factual | CA | 1 |
| Fox News | Right | 65 Mostly factual | US | 1 |
| Yahoo News | Center | 70 Mostly factual | US | 2 |
| Newsweek | Center | 70 Mostly factual | US | 1 |
| ESPN | Center | 80 High | US | 1 |
| Hamburg Sun | Not rated | Not rated | US | 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.