Misinfo Radar
Signals worth a closer look: weak sources, fact-checks, state media, copy-paste campaigns.
Meet the new 'Bachelor,' a quarterback for the Washington Commanders
Left 54%54%Centre 46%46%
Attention level: Low (17 sources)
- Headline mismatch 2 of 20 confidence: low
Articles whose headline says something its own description does not.
- Eonline: The Bachelor Season 30 Lead Revealed—and Yes, He's a Catch
Just when it felt like Bachelor Nation was on the fourth down with too far to go, they clinched a Hail Mary. Sam Hartman, the 27-year-old quarterback for the Washington Commanders, has been tapped... - Global News: The new ‘Bachelor’ will be NFL quarterback Sam Hartman
Hartman, a native of Charlotte, North Carolina, said that he was steering clear of taking any dating advice from his football team.
- Eonline: The Bachelor Season 30 Lead Revealed—and Yes, He's a Catch
Every outlet on this story
| Outlet | Lean | Reliability | Country | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hellomagazine | Center | 65 Mostly factual | GB | 1 |
| The Daily Beast | Left | 65 Mostly factual | US | 1 |
| Hindustan Times | Center | 72 High | IN | 1 |
| Quartz | Leans left | 72 High | US | 2 |
| Global News | Center | 75 High | CA | 1 |
| Google News | Center | 75 High | US | 2 |
| Deadline | Center | 75 High | US | 1 |
| Variety | Leans left | 78 High | US | 1 |
| USA TODAY | Leans left | 78 High | US | 1 |
| Los Angeles Times | Leans left | 80 High | US | 1 |
| NBC News | Leans left | 80 High | US | 1 |
| ESPN | Center | 80 High | US | 2 |
| PBS NewsHour | Leans left | 90 Very high | US | 1 |
| WGN-TV | Not rated | Not rated | US | 1 |
| Eonline | Not rated | Not rated | CA | 2 |
| TMZ | Not rated | Not rated | US | 1 |
| KIRO-TV | 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.