Misinformation checker: separate evidence from noise
For students, researchers, moderators and anyone who needs to show their work. VeriTrace rates the sources, counts independent confirmation and cites everything.
Source tiers explained
- T1 Primary: official or primary sources such as government, university and international agencies.
- T2 Established: established news organizations, peer-reviewed research and recognized fact-checkers.
- T3 Reference: reference works and aggregators.
- T4 Unverified: unknown or unverified sources, which carry the least weight.
Built for people who need citations
Reports list supporting, contradicting and contextual sources separately, show the publisher and date, and link to an archived copy of submitted pages when one exists. Export to Markdown or PDF for your notes.
Limits worth knowing
Automated analysis can be wrong, especially on fast-moving stories. Treat VeriTrace as a research assistant: it finds and organizes evidence, and you make the call. It checks text and links, not images, audio or video.
Frequently asked questions
How are sources rated?
Each source gets a tier from T1 to T4 based on what kind of source it is, such as official, established news, reference or unverified.
Can journalists and students use it?
Yes, as a starting point. Always open the linked evidence and verify it yourself before you cite or publish.
Does it use AI?
Only for extracting claims, labeling how passages relate to a claim and writing the explanation. The verdict is produced by fixed rules.
Where does the evidence come from?
Web and news search, fact-check databases, Wikipedia, academic indexes and web archives. See the full list.