Misinfo Radar
Signals worth a closer look: weak sources, fact-checks, state media, copy-paste campaigns.
How a Self-Described ‘Junkie’ Rode Synthetic Drugs to Oblivion
Left 100%100%
Attention level: Low (1 source)
- Headline mismatch 1 of 1 confidence: low
Articles whose headline says something its own description does not.
- The New York Times: How a Self-Described ‘Junkie’ Rode Synthetic Drugs to Oblivion — and Fame
An Estonian addict could barely keep pace with the new drugs flooding the market. His terrifying accounts of the cruel toll they took on his body held his country in its grip.
- The New York Times: How a Self-Described ‘Junkie’ Rode Synthetic Drugs to Oblivion — and Fame
Every outlet on this story
| Outlet | Lean | Reliability | Country | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The New York Times | Left | 88 Very high | 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.