Misinfo Radar
Signals worth a closer look: weak sources, fact-checks, state media, copy-paste campaigns.
Tony Butala, co-founder of Lettermen vocal group known for 'The Way You Look Tonight,' dies at 87
Left 29%29%Centre 43%43%Right 29%29%
Attention level: Low (8 sources)
- Headline mismatch 1 of 6 confidence: low
Articles whose headline says something its own description does not.
- Daily Express: Tony Butala dead: Last surviving member of 1960s Grammy-nominated trio dies
The star retired from the group in 2019, and his band was on stage on the night he died.
- Daily Express: Tony Butala dead: Last surviving member of 1960s Grammy-nominated trio dies
Every outlet on this story
| Outlet | Lean | Reliability | Country | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily Express | Leans right | 62 Mostly factual | GB | 1 |
| Fox News | Right | 65 Mostly factual | US | 1 |
| Brandonsun | Center | 65 Mostly factual | CA | 1 |
| Winnipegfreepress | Center | 65 Mostly factual | CA | 1 |
| Google News | Center | 75 High | US | 1 |
| USA TODAY | Leans left | 78 High | US | 1 |
| ABC News (US) | Leans left | 80 High | US | 1 |
| The Seattle Times | 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.