69
/ 100
Mostly True
Europe
The European Parliament supports extending rules for scanning private messages for child abuse, excluding encrypted services like WhatsApp. Critics warn of privacy risks, while supporters emphasize the need for investigations.
Infact verdict: Mostly True (69/100).
The European Parliament has indeed supported the temporary extension of rules allowing platforms to search for child abuse material in private messages until August 2027, excluding end-to-end encrypted services like WhatsApp and Signal. The transitional regime allowing message scanning was initially set to expire in April 2026 but was extended until 2028. Critics refer to the scanning mechanism as 'chat control' and warn it is dangerous for privacy, while supporters argue it is necessary for investigating sexualized violence against children. These opinions reflect subjective views and cannot be factually verified.
How is this score determined? →Individual claims
91
True
Politics
The European Parliament has supported the temporary extension of rules allowing platforms to search for sexually abused children in private messages.
The European Parliament has temporarily extended rules allowing platforms to search for child abuse material in private messages until August 2027. This is corroborated by multiple sources, including the European Parliament's own press release.
Fact Check Score
None
Fact Check Weight
0
Web Consensus Score
90
Web Consensus Weight
40
Source Quality Score
85
Source Quality Weight
20
Llm Reasoning Score
80
Llm Reasoning Weight
40
Llm Reasoning Score Raw
80
Weighted Total
91
Evidence Summary
3 web sources confirm the extension until August 2027.
66
Mostly True
Politics
The transitional regime allowing message scanning has been in effect since 2021 and expired in April 2026.
The transitional regime allowing message scanning expired in April 2026 but was later extended until 2028. This is supported by multiple sources, including Yahoo News and CADE.
Fact Check Score
None
Fact Check Weight
0
Web Consensus Score
75
Web Consensus Weight
40
Source Quality Score
70
Source Quality Weight
20
Llm Reasoning Score
65
Llm Reasoning Weight
40
Llm Reasoning Score Raw
65
Weighted Total
66
Evidence Summary
2 web sources confirm the expiration and extension.
88
True
Technology
End-to-end encrypted services like WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram are excluded from the scanning rules.
End-to-end encrypted services like WhatsApp and Signal are excluded from the scanning regime, as confirmed by multiple sources including Euronews and Andrea Fortuna's blog.
Fact Check Score
None
Fact Check Weight
0
Web Consensus Score
85
Web Consensus Weight
40
Source Quality Score
80
Source Quality Weight
20
Llm Reasoning Score
75
Llm Reasoning Weight
40
Llm Reasoning Score Raw
75
Weighted Total
88
Evidence Summary
3 web sources confirm exclusion of encrypted services.
50
Mixed
Society
Critics refer to the scanning mechanism as 'chat control' and warn it is dangerous for privacy.
This claim is an opinion reflecting critics' views on privacy concerns related to the scanning mechanism. It cannot be factually verified.
Fact Check Score
None
Fact Check Weight
0
Web Consensus Score
None
Web Consensus Weight
0
Source Quality Score
None
Source Quality Weight
0
Llm Reasoning Score
50
Llm Reasoning Weight
100
Llm Reasoning Score Raw
None
Weighted Total
50
Evidence Summary
None
50
Mixed
Society
Supporters argue that without platform reports, it will be more difficult to investigate sexualized violence against children.
This claim is an opinion reflecting supporters' views on the necessity of platform reports for investigations. It cannot be factually verified.
Fact Check Score
None
Fact Check Weight
0
Web Consensus Score
None
Web Consensus Weight
0
Source Quality Score
None
Source Quality Weight
0
Llm Reasoning Score
50
Llm Reasoning Weight
100
Llm Reasoning Score Raw
None
Weighted Total
50
Evidence Summary
None
