Misinfo Radar
Signals worth a closer look: weak sources, fact-checks, state media, copy-paste campaigns.
Chorley couple's home burns down after firework thrown into garden as their dogs 'save their lives'
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.
- Manchestereveningnews: Chorley couple's home burns down after firework thrown into garden as their dogs 'save their lives'
Annette Wallace, 63, and her partner John Cooke, 66, were watching TV when their Staffordshire Bull Terriers Kiko and Enzo started barking 'manically'
- Manchestereveningnews: Chorley couple's home burns down after firework thrown into garden as their dogs 'save their lives'
- Thin coverage 1 confidence: medium Only one or two outlets report this, and none of them rated high for reliability.
Every outlet on this story
| Outlet | Lean | Reliability | Country | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchestereveningnews | Center | 65 Mostly factual | 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.
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