Misinfo Radar
Signals worth a closer look: weak sources, fact-checks, state media, copy-paste campaigns.
Five arrested after South African farmer shot and tortured
Centre 100%100%
Attention level: Low (1 source)
- Headline mismatch 1 of 1 confidence: low
Articles whose headline says something its own description does not.
- BBC News: Five arrested after South African farmer shot and tortured
The attack on Donovan Marx, 50, comes as right-wing groups say there is a genocide of white people - a claim widely discredited.
- BBC News: Five arrested after South African farmer shot and tortured
Every outlet on this story
| Outlet | Lean | Reliability | Country | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBC News | Center | 90 Very high | GB | 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.