Sunday 27 September 2026 · Edition of the day

The Skeptic's Daily

The day's biggest stories, taken apart. For each one: what is actually established, what is only asserted, the questions worth asking — and a plausibility score for the central claim, given everything currently known.

Stories: 2
Average plausibility: 70%
How to read the score: It rates how well the core claim is evidenced — not how important the story is, nor whether it is good or bad news.

RegionAll Global Africa North America South America Asia-Pacific Europe Middle East

TopicAll Politics Conflict & Security Business Science Health

01Conflict & SecurityAfrica

Internet restricted after fighting in Tigray

BBC reports renewed fighting against a background of tensions between the TPLF and Ethiopia's national army.

BBC reports that internet access was restricted after fighting broke out in Ethiopia's Tigray region. A separate BBC item examines escalating tensions between the TPLF and the national army. The supplied excerpts do not identify the immediate trigger or scale of the fighting.

What holds up

✓One BBC report explicitly describes fighting and internet restrictions.
✓A second BBC item identifies escalating tensions between the TPLF and the national army.

What doesn't yet

?Both items come from the same outlet and do not provide independent corroboration.
?The excerpts supply no casualty figures, locations of clashes or attribution for the restrictions.

Ask before you share

→Who imposed the internet restrictions, and over what area?
→Which independent observers can verify the fighting?

Sources & original reporting

[1]BBC News · Published 25 Sept 2026 · bbc.co.uk
[2]BBC News · Published 25 Sept 2026 · bbc.co.uk

02Conflict & SecurityAfrica

Tenth woman's body found amid South African killings inquiry

BBC reports a further discovery as the deaths prompt a national outcry over violence against women.

BBC reports that a tenth woman's body has been found as South African police investigate killings. The deaths have prompted a national outcry about violence against women. The excerpt does not identify suspects or establish how the deaths are connected.