Verify any claim with real evidence
VeriTrace is a free fake news detector and claim checker. Paste a claim, an article or a link and get a claim-by-claim report where every statement is cited to a source you can open.
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Three ways to check what you read
A single claim
Type the sentence you doubt: a statistic, a quote, a health tip, a headline. Get one clear verdict with its evidence.
An article or forward
Paste the full text of a news story or a message that was forwarded to you. VeriTrace pulls out each checkable claim and rates them separately.
A link
Drop a URL. VeriTrace reads the page, checks its claims and links to an archived copy when one is available.
How a verdict is made
- Claims are extracted. Opinions and predictions are flagged instead of being judged as facts.
- Live sources are searched. News archives, web search, fact-check databases, Wikipedia, and academic indexes such as Crossref, OpenAlex and PubMed.
- Evidence is cross-checked. Each source gets a trust tier from T1 (official, primary) to T4 (unverified). Syndicated copies are merged so one story does not count five times.
- You get a cited report. Verdict, evidence strength, supporting and contradicting sources, and the limits of the analysis.
Why you can trust the result more than a chatbot answer
A chatbot answers from memory. VeriTrace answers from evidence it just retrieved, and shows every source. The AI is not allowed to decide what is true: it extracts claims, labels passages, and explains a verdict that fixed rules already produced. When the evidence is thin, you see “Insufficient evidence” rather than a confident guess.
What people verify with VeriTrace
Viral WhatsApp and Telegram forwards, health and wellness claims, “breaking” headlines, quotes attributed to public figures, statistics in social posts, and claims in articles they are about to cite. Explore the tools for spotting fake news, fact-checking claims and checking misinformation.
Frequently asked questions
Is VeriTrace really a free fake news detector?
Yes. Create a free account and you get 7 checks every day. Each check can contain several claims. You can earn 50 extra checks for every friend who joins through your invite link.
How does VeriTrace check if something is fake news?
It extracts the checkable claims from your text, searches live news, fact-check databases and reference sources, then compares what independent sources say. Each claim gets a verdict (Supported, Contradicted, Mixed or Insufficient evidence) with numbered citations you can open.
Does the AI decide what is true?
No. The AI only extracts claims, labels how each retrieved passage relates to a claim, and explains the result using those labels. Verdicts follow fixed rules in code based on source tier and independence.
Can I paste a link or a whole article?
Yes. Choose Claim, Text or URL. For links, VeriTrace reads the page, extracts its checkable claims and looks up an archived copy when one exists.
Can it check images, videos or deepfakes?
Not yet. VeriTrace verifies written claims, article text and links. It does not analyze images, audio or video.
What does “Insufficient evidence” mean?
It means VeriTrace could not find enough credible, independent sources to support or contradict the claim. That is an honest answer, not a hidden “false”. Breaking news and very niche claims often land here.