Manipulation techniques
Specific, named DISARM-style tactics — fear appeals, manufactured urgency, false attribution, fabricated evidence, decontextualization, whataboutism, hidden promotion (paid content) and more — each with a confidence level.
Information-integrity analysis for Telegram
Detect manipulation and disinformation in Telegram posts
Forward any post to the InfoScope bot and get a transparent, evidence-based risk score — manipulation techniques, influence narratives, emotional pressure, source quality and FIMI patterns, in seconds.
- Free to use
- No account needed
- English · Ukrainian · Russian
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Deterministic 0–100 risk score
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What InfoScope analyses
Every post is broken down into independent, evidence-based modules. Nothing is a black-box verdict — each signal is shown with its reasoning.
Influence narratives
Matches the post against side-neutral influence narratives (demoralization, delegitimization of institutions, glorification, atrocity fabrication/denial, victimhood) — flagged only when deceptively deployed, not for truthful reporting.
Emotional pressure
Rates fear, anger, anxiety, despair, outrage and urgency — the emotional loading used to bypass critical thinking.
Source quality
Checks anonymity, citations, evidence and factual support. Credibility is scored 0–100; weak sources raise the risk.
FIMI assessment
Evaluates Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference patterns: influence intent, coordination signals and trust erosion.
ABCDE breakdown
Structures the post into Actor, Behaviour, Content, Distribution and Effect — who speaks, how, what is claimed and to what end.
Evidence & checkable claims
Surfaces the concrete claims worth verifying, with short evidence-based explanations rather than a one-word label.
Live fact-check
Key factual claims are checked against current web sources — supported, disputed or unverified, with links. Truth-checking is separate from the manipulation score, so recent real events are never mistaken for fakes.
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How it works
Three steps, no setup.
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Forward a post to the bot
Send or forward any Telegram message — text or image — to the InfoScope bot. No registration, no profile.
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Tap “Full analysis”
InfoScope runs the post through every module and computes the deterministic risk score in seconds.
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Read the scored breakdown
Open the result in the Mini App: the overall score, each module, the techniques found and the evidence behind them.
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Transparent, evidence-based scoring
The final score is a deterministic weighted calculation in code — not a free-form model verdict. The same post always yields the same score, and every weight is published.
How the 0–100 score is weighted
Manipulation techniques 30%
Influence narratives 25%
Source risk 25%
Emotional pressure 5%
FIMI assessment 15%
Deterministic by design: computed in code, fully auditable, reproducible.
Risk bands
0–39 · Low
40–69 · Medium
70–100 · High
Grounded in established frameworks
- ABCDE
- Actor · Behaviour · Content · Distribution · Effect (Carnegie / IVIR).
- DISARM
- Open framework for describing disinformation behaviours.
- FIMI
- Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (EEAS / EU).
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Private by design
InfoScope is built to be used without revealing who you are.
- No account, sign-up or profile required — just the Telegram bot.
- We never ask for your name, email or phone number, and your reports are never shown to anyone else.
- This landing page ships zero third-party trackers, no analytics and no external fonts.
- Open methodology: every framework and source is cited.
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Frequently asked questions
Is InfoScope free to use?
Yes. InfoScope is a free Telegram bot and Mini App. There are no subscriptions or payments required to analyse a post.
Does InfoScope store the posts I send?
InfoScope keeps an analysis result so it can be reopened via its Mini App link, but it requires no account registration and never asks for your name, email or phone number. Your reports are not shown to anyone else, and this landing page uses no third-party analytics.
What is the ABCDE framework for disinformation?
ABCDE structures information influence into five parts: Actor (who is speaking), Behaviour (how the message acts), Content (what is claimed), Distribution (how it spreads) and Effect (what it aims to achieve). InfoScope applies this framework to every analysis.
How is the manipulation risk score calculated?
The overall score (0–100) is a deterministic weighted sum: manipulation techniques 30%, narratives 25%, source risk 25%, emotional pressure 5% and FIMI 15%. Scores 0–39 are low risk, 40–69 medium and 70–100 high. Emotion is weighted low on purpose: a truthful but emotional report is not treated as manipulation.
Does InfoScope fact-check the claims?
Yes. Alongside the manipulation analysis, InfoScope checks the post’s key factual claims against current web sources and shows a verdict — supported, disputed, mixed or unverified — with links. Fact-checking is kept separate from the manipulation score, which measures how a message is framed, not whether it is true.
Is InfoScope politically neutral?
It is built to be. The score reflects deceptive technique and source quality, not which side is speaking — the same technique gets the same score whoever uses it. Narratives are flagged only when deceptively deployed (fabricated, exaggerated or disproportionate), never for truthful, proportionate reporting of a real event.
What is FIMI and why does it matter?
FIMI stands for Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, as defined by the EU External Action Service. It describes coordinated efforts to manipulate the information environment. InfoScope’s FIMI module weighs manipulation intent, coordination signals, emotional exploitation and trust erosion.
Can InfoScope analyse posts in Ukrainian and Russian?
Yes. InfoScope detects the language of the submitted post and produces its analysis in English, Ukrainian or Russian.
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