Hype Check Is it hype, or is it real?
That is the only question that matters when a claim is everywhere. Hype Check Live answers it every week, across every field, with a score and a source.
Hype is not lying. It is truth stretched past what the data supports. A real number, framed to sound bigger than it is. Our job is to find where the stretch happens and mark it, so you get the real size of the thing, not the inflated one.
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
What does the score mean?
Zero is straight real, one hundred is pure hype. In between are Mostly Real, Half and Half, and Mostly Hype, each tied to what the evidence supports.
Can something score low and still matter?
Yes. A low score means the claim mostly holds up. We say so plainly when it does.
How often will I hear from you?
Once a week. That is it.
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