How we check
NewsVio does not give its own opinion. Every report shows the sources we found and the tools we used, so you can verify the result yourself.
Verdicts
- Likely false
Reliable sources contradict the claim.
- Misleading
Partly true, missing context, or old media presented as new.
- Likely true
Reliable sources confirm the claim.
- Unverified
We did not find enough reliable evidence either way.
We never show a verdict without evidence from an official source, a recognised fact-checker or a major news outlet.
Tools
- Tool 01Google Fact Check ToolsFinds reviews already published by recognised fact-checkers.
- Tool 02Gemini with Google SearchFinds live reporting about the claim. Only the sources it cites are kept, and every link is checked.
- Tool 03GDELTShows which news outlets covered the story in the last 30 days.
- Tool 04WikipediaBackground on the people, places and organisations mentioned.
- Tool 05RDAPHow old the website behind a link is (brand-new sites are a warning sign).
Each report lists the steps that actually ran, for example: Searched Google Fact Check Tools for existing reviews; Searched Google Fact Check Tools for reviews of this image; Checked that candidate reviews cover the same claim.
Trusted sources
Tier 1: government and recognised fact-checkers. Tier 2: major news outlets.
- afp.comtier1
- altnews.intier1
- boomlive.intier1
- ddnews.gov.intier1
- digiteye.intier1
- factcheck.pib.gov.intier1
- factcrescendo.comtier1
- factly.intier1
- india.gov.intier1
- logicallyfacts.comtier1
- mygov.intier1
- newschecker.intier1
- newsmeter.intier1
- newsmobile.intier1
- newsonair.gov.intier1
- pib.gov.intier1
- rbi.org.intier1
- sci.gov.intier1
- thip.mediatier1
- uk.gov.intier1
- un.orgtier1
- vishvasnews.comtier1
- who.inttier1
- youturn.intier1
- aajtak.intier2
- abplive.comtier2
- aljazeera.comtier2
- amarujala.comtier2
- anandabazar.comtier2
- aninews.intier2
- apnews.comtier2
- arabnews.comtier2
- barandbench.comtier2
- bbc.co.uktier2
- bbc.comtier2
- bhaskar.comtier2
- bloomberg.comtier2
- business-standard.comtier2
- businesstoday.intier2
- cnbc.comtier2
- cnn.comtier2
- dailythanthi.comtier2
- deccanchronicle.comtier2
- deccanherald.comtier2
- dinamalar.comtier2
- divyabhaskar.co.intier2
- dw.comtier2
- economictimes.indiatimes.comtier2
- eenadu.nettier2
- financialexpress.comtier2
- firstpost.comtier2
- france24.comtier2
- frontline.thehindu.comtier2
- ft.comtier2
- gulfnews.comtier2
- hindustantimes.comtier2
- ians.intier2
- indianexpress.comtier2
- indiatoday.intier2
- jagran.comtier2
- jansatta.comtier2
- khaleejtimes.comtier2
- lemonde.frtier2
- livehindustan.comtier2
- livelaw.intier2
- livemint.comtier2
- lokmat.comtier2
- loksatta.comtier2
- manoramaonline.comtier2
- mathrubhumi.comtier2
- moneycontrol.comtier2
- navbharattimes.indiatimes.comtier2
- ndtv.comtier2
- ndtv.intier2
- newindianexpress.comtier2
- news18.comtier2
- nytimes.comtier2
- onmanorama.comtier2
- outlookindia.comtier2
- patrika.comtier2
- prajavani.nettier2
- ptinews.comtier2
- republicworld.comtier2
- reuters.comtier2
- sakshi.comtier2
- sandesh.comtier2
- scroll.intier2
- telegraphindia.comtier2
- theguardian.comtier2
- thehindu.comtier2
- thenationalnews.comtier2
- theprint.intier2
- thequint.comtier2
- thestatesman.comtier2
- timesnownews.comtier2
- timesofindia.indiatimes.comtier2
- tribuneindia.comtier2
- uniindia.comtier2
- washingtonpost.comtier2
- wikipedia.orgtier2
- wionews.comtier2
- zeenews.india.comtier2
AI-assisted analysis of publicly available sources at the time of checking. Not an official or legal determination.