Method

How we rate

We are not the fact-checkers. We are the friend who reads the fact-checks so you do not have to, then tells you straight.

The scale

Crazy bullshit False or made up.

Mostly bullshit Mostly false, with a grain of truth.

Half bullshit Misleading, missing context or exaggerated.

Surprisingly true Sounds fake, but checks out.

True Accurate.

The rules

1. Every claim links to at least one published fact-check by an independent organisation.
2. Our verdict is mapped from theirs and never goes further.
3. The real story and the tip are written in our own words.
4. No private individuals. No claims about politicians or elections (those live on our sister site, It's Rot).

Fact-checkers cited

AAP FactCheck, BOOM, Full Fact, Lead Stories, PolitiFact, Science Feedback, Snopes.