Misinfo Radar
Signals worth a closer look: weak sources, fact-checks, state media, copy-paste campaigns.
Sunset Park Blaze Adds to a Deadly Year of N.Y.C. Fires
Left 60%60%Centre 20%20%Right 20%20%
Attention level: Low (5 sources)
- Headline mismatch 1 of 4 confidence: low
Articles whose headline says something its own description does not.
- ABC News (US): 6 dead, several injured in Brooklyn house fire
Six people died, and several others were injured after a three-alarm fire tore through a home in Brooklyn, New York, early Thursday morning.
- ABC News (US): 6 dead, several injured in Brooklyn house fire
Every outlet on this story
| Outlet | Lean | Reliability | Country | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Post | Right | 60 Mostly factual | US | 2 |
| Google News | Center | 75 High | US | 2 |
| NBC News | Leans left | 80 High | US | 1 |
| ABC News (US) | Leans left | 80 High | US | 2 |
| 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.