Misinfo Radar
Signals worth a closer look: weak sources, fact-checks, state media, copy-paste campaigns.
Judge orders 3 taxpayer-funded Trump administration ads to be pulled from TV, social media
Left 44%44%Centre 44%44%Right 11%11%
Attention level: Low (9 sources)
- Headline mismatch 2 of 8 confidence: low
Articles whose headline says something its own description does not.
- Al Jazeera English: Legal filing questions Trump’s claims of non-citizen voting in California
Data scientists find that many 'likely non-citizens' identified by the Trump administration were erroneously flagged. - Hindustan Times: Judge orders Trump administration to pull 3 taxpayer-funded election ads, including '$5,000 to Americans' spot
A federal judge ruled that the ads likely served political or propaganda purposes rather than legitimate public information campaigns.
- Al Jazeera English: Legal filing questions Trump’s claims of non-citizen voting in California
Every outlet on this story
| Outlet | Lean | Reliability | Country | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Times | Right | 60 Mostly factual | US | 2 |
| Brandonsun | Center | 65 Mostly factual | CA | 1 |
| Winnipegfreepress | Center | 65 Mostly factual | CA | 1 |
| Newsweek | Center | 70 Mostly factual | US | 1 |
| Bangor Daily | Leans left | 72 High | US | 1 |
| Hindustan Times | Center | 72 High | IN | 1 |
| Al Jazeera English State media | Leans left | 78 High | QA | 1 |
| ABC News (US) | Leans left | 80 High | US | 1 |
| PBS NewsHour | Leans left | 90 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.