Independent news & account verification

Before you believe it, check it.

Paste a news claim, article link or social post and get a careful, source-aware assessment — or scan a public account for automation signals.

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How results work. Story checks search real published fact-checks where available; when none are found, Don’t Believe the Hype shows a clearly-labelled preliminary AI assessment. Account checks use demonstration data. Nothing is fabricated.

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How Don’t Believe the Hype works

Source triangulation

Designed to cross-reference multiple independent sources before reaching a verdict.

Automation detector

Surfaces behavioural signals that often accompany coordinated or automated accounts.

Timestamp checking

Compares when a claim emerged against when credible reporting appeared.