Six rulings run from true to false. With every ruling we show the claim itself and who made it, so that our weighing can be checked.
-
True
The claim holds up. What it asserts is borne out by the record.
-
Mostly True
The claim is sound, but a qualification or a missing detail would sharpen it.
-
Half True
Part of the claim stands and part does not, or it is accurate only on a reading its words do not make plain.
-
Mostly False
Something in the claim is true, but the impression it leaves is not.
-
False
The claim is not borne out by the record.
-
Preposterous
The claim is false, and made with a confidence the evidence comes nowhere near supporting.
Rulings off the scale
Three rulings do not sit on that line. They do not say a claim is more or less true but that the question lies elsewhere, and they carry no meter.
-
Outdated
Later events have overtaken the claim, whatever its truth when it was made.
-
Originated as satire
The claim is satirical, or has its origin in satire.
-
Inconclusive
The evidence available does not settle the claim either way.
Needs more context
This badge can accompany any ruling. It does not replace the ruling; it warns that the claim is easily misread without further information.
