How TruthRank works

TruthRank ranks the stories getting the most attention by how well they are confirmed, not by who is telling them.

We track the most-discussed news stories, check each one with Grok against independent, reliable outlets and primary sources, and publish a score showing how well the core claim is confirmed.

Every card lists the sources we used so you can check the work yourself.

Each story is scored on two things: its truth level (how strongly the evidence supports the core claim) and the number of independent confirmations.

We count independent confirmations only. A wire story that is rewritten or syndicated by other outlets counts once, not once per outlet.

Primary sources such as official statements, filings, court records and on-the-record sources weigh more than anonymous or secondhand reports. A score reflects the evidence at the time shown on the card and can change as the story develops.

Verification is assisted by AI, but nothing is published automatically. Every card is reviewed and approved by a person before it appears on this site.

We do not use AI-generated images of real people. Images on TruthRank are screenshots of the sources themselves, credited on each card.

We do not take political sides, endorse candidates, or rank stories by viewpoint. The score measures confirmation, not whether a story is good or bad news for anyone.

TruthRank Sports confirms binary, timestamped, publicly sourced facts such as injuries, lineups, postponements, weather, referees and coaching changes.

It is information confirmation only. We do not make picks or give betting advice. See the Disclaimer.

Tips and questions: [email protected]. Correction requests have their own page: Corrections.

Section, masthead and Sports Desk photos are real photographs used under free licences (public domain, CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA). They illustrate sections and venues only; they are not photos of the stories themselves. No AI-generated images of real people, no agency photos and no team or league logos are used.

• The Blue Marble, Earth from Apollo 17 — The Blue Marble 4463x4163 (signpost crop).jpg by NASA (Apollo 17 crew), Public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
• Centre Block, Parliament Hill, Ottawa — Centre Block - Parliament Hill.jpg by Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped and resized. Via Wikimedia Commons.
• NYSE trading floor, New York — New York Stock Exchange trading floor on Wall Street, New York, New York LCCN2011634218.tif by Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.
• Data centre server racks — BalticServers data center.jpg by BalticServers.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped and resized. Via Wikimedia Commons.
• Laboratory microscope — Doctor looking in the microscope.jpg by Nenad Stojkovic, CC BY 2.0, cropped and resized. Via Wikimedia Commons.
• FirstOntario Concert Hall, Hamilton — FirstOntarioConcerHall GreatHall2.jpg by Draconichiaro, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped and resized. Via Wikimedia Commons.
• U.S. Capitol at dusk — Capitol at Dusk 2.jpg by Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped and resized. Via Wikimedia Commons.
• BC Place, Vancouver — BC Place Opening Day 2011-09-30.jpg by Yvrphoto, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped and resized. Via Wikimedia Commons.
• Ice hockey stick and puck on the ice — Ice hockey stick and puck 20181220.jpg by Santeri Viinamäki, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped and resized. Via Wikimedia Commons.
• Basketball through the hoop — 2011-06-07 Basketball in hoop still shot.jpg by Ildar Sagdejev (Specious), CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped and resized. Via Wikimedia Commons.
• Baseball stadium (Turner Field) — Turner Field baseball stadium (Unsplash).jpg by Joshua Peacock (via Unsplash), CC0. Via Wikimedia Commons.
• Football under the lights (Scott Stadium) — Scott Stadium during an American Football game.jpg by carlinmack, CC0. Via Wikimedia Commons.
• Soccer under floodlights — Championship-Soccer-Stadium-SW-View-2024-08-03.jpg by Haruhi8, CC0. Via Wikimedia Commons.
• Canadian football (Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton) — 2018 Canadian Football League week 5 - Toronto Argonauts at Edmonton Eskimos - 05.jpg by NaBUru38, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped and resized. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Adapted CC BY-SA photos (cropped, resized, WebP) are shared under the same licence.

Last updated October 26, 2026.