How We Rate Claims - ZimFact
Sunday, 26 May 2024
CORRECT/TRUE – The claim is accurate, according to the best evidence publicly available at the material time.
INCORRECT/FALSE – The claim is demonstrably false/inaccurate according to the best evidence publicly available at this time.
PARTLY TRUE – The primary claim contains elements of truth but is either not entirely accurate, according to the best evidence publicly available at the time.
UNPROVEN – Evidence publicly available at this time neither proves nor disproves the statement. More research is needed.
MISLEADING – Elements of the claim are accurate but presented in a way that it is misleading.
EXAGGERATED – The claim exaggerates the facts.
UNDERSTATED – The claim understates facts.