Misinfo Radar
Signals worth a closer look: weak sources, fact-checks, state media, copy-paste campaigns.
Russell Brand's wife tells his rape trial he is 'kind and a wonderful father'
C 78%R 22%
Attention level: Low (10 sources)
- Headline mismatch 6 of 10 confidence: low
Articles whose headline says something its own description does not.
- BBC News: Russell Brand's wife tells his rape trial he is 'kind and a wonderful father'
Laura Brand tells the jury at his trial she feels "very seen by him" and "I love him very much". - Daily Express: Russell Brand's wife rushed out of courtroom as judge forced to step in: 'No, no, no!'
Brand is currently in court accused of offences against six different women between 1999 and 2009. - Vulture: Russell Brand’s Wife Tries to Defend Him in Court
Laura Brand described breaking up with her now-husband in the 2000s because he cheated on her.
- BBC News: Russell Brand's wife tells his rape trial he is 'kind and a wonderful father'
Every outlet on this story
| Outlet | Lean | Reliability | Country | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily Express | Leans right | 62 Mostly factual | GB | 1 |
| Oxfordmail | Center | 65 Mostly factual | GB | 1 |
| Journaldemontreal | Center | 65 Mostly factual | CA | 1 |
| Metro | Center | 65 Mostly factual | GB | 2 |
| Nzherald | Center | 65 Mostly factual | AU | 1 |
| Film-News.Co.Uk | Center | 65 Mostly factual | GB | 2 |
| Global News | Center | 75 High | CA | 1 |
| Sky News | Leans right | 80 High | GB | 2 |
| BBC News | Center | 90 Very high | GB | 1 |
| Vulture | 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.