// fake vs real inspector

Site Checker

Live heuristics (TLS, domain age via RDAP, typosquatting, TLD reputation, URL structure) blended with peer reviews into a single trust verdict. Works on clearnet and .onion addresses.

89trust score

VERIFIED REAL

bbcweb3hytmzhn5d532owbu6oqadra5z3ar726vq5kgwwn6aucdccrad.onion

BBC News (Onion)

TOR HIDDEN SERVICEheuristic 78383.5 ms

// heuristic analysis

Onion Addresspass
Valid v3 onion address (56-char, ed25519 based).
HTTPS / TLSinfo
Not applicable: Tor rendezvous circuits are end-to-end encrypted and self-authenticating.
Domain Ageinfo
Onion services have no public registry; age cannot be determined.
Typosquatting Riskpass
Address prefix does not mimic any peer-reviewed onion service.
TLD Reputationpass
.onion — resolvable only through the Tor network.
Community Voting Ratio
3 real vs 0 fake across 3 peer reviews. Community weight: 50%.

// community verdict

3real

0fake

100% of 3 peers say real

REAL2d ago
Authentic BBC onion service.
Legitimate
REAL2d ago
Serves the international edition of BBC News. Matches the address linked from bbc.com.
Official Onion
REAL2d ago
Announced by the BBC in October 2019 as a censorship-circumvention mirror of BBC News. Address verified against the BBC's announcement.
Official Onion