Public claims, checked against official data — every day.
Automated fact-checking for the UK. CivicSignal finds trending claims on YouTube and in Parliament, compares them with official published data from the ONS, Ministry of Justice, Home Office, and Hansard, and publishes neutral, source-cited verdict cards — free, no ads, non-partisan.
- Principle
- Claim → Official data → Verdict
- Sources
- ONS, MoJ, Home Office, Hansard
- Cadence
- New verdict cards daily
Today’s trending claims
Found on YouTube and in Parliament, checked automatically.
Commons statement: “Waiting lists are falling”
Latest verdict cards
Example verdictsCrime has doubled this year.
Inconsistent with the data
Waiting lists are falling.
Misleading framing
Net migration rose last year.
Matches the data
Risk signals
- Targeted group mentioned
- Location referenced
- Mobilisation wording
- Rapid amplification
Share a verdict card
Every card cites the official data it was checked against.
From trending claim to published verdict
CivicSignal runs an autonomous daily loop: it finds the public claims people are actually seeing, checks them against official published data, and publishes the result where anyone can verify it.
Find trending claims
The loop scans trending YouTube videos, Shorts, and parliamentary records for claim-like statements every day.
Check against official data
Each claim is compared with published figures from the ONS, Ministry of Justice, Home Office, and Hansard.
Publish cited verdict cards
Approved verdicts go live as neutral verdict cards, each citing the official sources used to check the claim.
Correct where claims spread
Data-led corrections are drafted for the YouTube comment threads where a checked claim is spreading.
Track changed positions
Statements sit on a timeline so changed positions on the same topic stay visible over time.
Neutral evidence status, not intent labels
CivicSignal does not decide what people are allowed to think or whether someone meant to mislead. It describes evidence alignment, gaps, source context, and patterns that may need review.
Supported
Available public evidence appears to align with the statement.
Contradicted
Available public evidence appears inconsistent with the statement.
Inconclusive
The available evidence is mixed or not enough to resolve the statement.
Context missing
More source material, timing, or public records are needed before stronger assessment.
Public memory shows how statements evolve
For a speaker, topic, or source set, CivicSignal places public statements on a timeline so reviewers can see changes, inconsistencies, and context without turning the product into a political judgement.
Narrative risk is explained, not hidden in a score
CivicSignal highlights signals such as targeted group blame, location specificity, mobilisation wording, dehumanising language, doxxing indicators, repeated slogans, and cross-platform amplification.
Targeted group
A named group is blamed or singled out.
Location
A specific place is referenced.
Mobilisation wording
The statement asks people to act now.
Rapid amplification
Similar wording appears across channels.
Narrative risk
Targeted group + location + mobilisation wording + rapid amplification.
Publish reports people can inspect and share
Published reports keep source links, extracted claims, evidence status, timeline context, risk reasons, and neutral share text together. Users can copy the link or open prepared share windows for existing social platforms.
Source summary
Original URL, platform, transcript source, and channel stay attached.
Claim list
Each statement keeps speaker, target, tone, risk, and evidence status.
Share centre
Viewers can copy a report link or open prepared social share windows.
Share and repost centre
CivicSignal records that a share action was started. The final post is made by the user through the selected platform.
Civic teams
Monitor public narratives with visible provenance.
Journalists
Keep claim, evidence, and source context together.
Researchers
Track statement changes across public material.
Policy teams
Review risk signals before publishing updates.
Official data, checked against the claims people actually see.
We do not decide what people are allowed to think. CivicSignal shows what was claimed, what the official data says, and where the two differ — with sources anyone can verify.