How We Rate Claims

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.