Rumour scoreboard
What happened to stories that first appeared as Unverified or Reported. Counted from the labels, since Trualo started tracking each story. A story with no official statement is not necessarily false.
1
Later published by an official source
0% of 219 early reports
2
Later disputed
1% of 219 early reports
216
Still without an official statement
99% of 219 early reports
Sightings are left out, because an official statement cannot confirm an individual sighting. Headline-only topics such as sport are not tracked for confirmation.
By topic
- Severe weather and wildfires84
- Worldwide disease outbreaks53
- Conflict and unrest38
- Plague in Russia30
- Earthquakes and volcanoes14
Later published by an official source
- Kenya races to trace all contacts after first Ebola death, WHO official says
Started as Reported on 06/10/2026, 14:37 UTC, now Official
Later disputed
- Darya Shipilova: Who was Russian anti-plague lab worker who died? Moscow accused of covering up leak
Started as Reported on 06/10/2026, 14:37 UTC, now Disputed
- Russia plays down reported plague lab death and says, trust us
Started as Reported on 06/10/2026, 14:37 UTC, now Disputed
Automated count. Labels describe who said something, never whether it is true. See how labels are decided.