If you’ve read our blog post False rumors do not spread like true ones you will probably recognize this graph:
It plots the skepticism of TwitterTrails stories vs. their spread, contrasting how much doubt people have in the information a story presents and how visible and discussed a story was (read more about Spread and Skepticism here). This graph is now visible to the public, and you can view the skepticism and spread of all the stories in our database: RUMOR SPREAD vs SKEPTICISM graph (hovering over a point displays skepticism and spread, and clicking brings up a summary of the story)
Continue reading for more information about this graph, and how TwitterTrails determines whether claims are likely true or false based on the wisdom of the crowd on Twitter.