Misinfo Radar
Signals worth a closer look: weak sources, fact-checks, state media, copy-paste campaigns.
Candidate Once Charged With Murder Loses Bid for Sheriff in Arkansas
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: Candidate Once Charged With Murder Loses Bid for Sheriff in Arkansas
Aaron Spencer, who admitted to fatally shooting a man charged with sexual assaulting Mr. Spencer’s daughter, had won the Republican nomination.
- The New York Times: Candidate Once Charged With Murder Loses Bid for Sheriff in Arkansas
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.