Hype Check A fact-check newsletter, with a score
Most fact-checks give you a verdict. Hype Check Live gives you a number too, zero to one hundred, so you can see at a glance how much of a claim is real.
Fact-checking usually lands on true or false. Real life is messier. A record can be technically real and still oversold. A study can be genuine and still not say what the headline claims. The hype meter captures that middle ground, then shows the source so you can check our work.
How each edition works
Same format every week, a fresh set of claims. Each item gives you the claim in plain terms, a two or three sentence check, the source, and a hype score from zero to one hundred. Low means mostly real, high means mostly hype. Five or six claims, one per domain, in about four minutes.
Why it holds up
Every number is real and citable; nothing is invented. We check claims, not people, so politics rides in only as a checkable number chosen from across the spectrum. The score follows a published, repeatable method. And we credit the underhyped as readily as we flag the overhyped, because honest scorekeeping cuts both ways.
Common questions
How is this different from a normal fact-check?
We score the degree of hype from zero to one hundred, not just true or false, and we cover many topics in one short weekly read.
Do you take political sides?
No. We check numbers, not people or parties, and we pick claims from across the spectrum.
Where do the sources come from?
Primary sources wherever possible: filings, agency data, the original study, official transcripts. Every check names its source.
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