diff --git a/functions/src/definitions/common/counters.ts b/functions/src/definitions/common/counters.ts
index 023ba640..3a4f5e27 100644
--- a/functions/src/definitions/common/counters.ts
+++ b/functions/src/definitions/common/counters.ts
@@ -102,13 +102,14 @@ const getVoteCounts = async function (messageRef: DocumentReference) {
   const factCheckerCount = totalVoteRequestsCount - passCount //don't count "error" votes in number of fact checkers, as this will slow the replies unnecessarily.
   const validResponsesCount = responsesCount - passCount //can remove in future and replace with nonErrorCount
   const susCount = scamCount + illicitCount
+  const noClaimCount = irrelevantCount + legitimateCount
   const truthScore = computeTruthScore(infoCount, voteTotal)
   let harmfulCount = scamCount + illicitCount
-  let harmlessCount = legitimateCount + spamCount + irrelevantCount
+  let harmlessCount = legitimateCount + spamCount
   if (truthScore !== null) {
     if (truthScore < (thresholds.falseUpperBound || 2.5)) {
       harmfulCount += infoCount
-    } else if (truthScore <= (thresholds.misleadingUpperBound || 4)) {
+    } else if (truthScore <= (thresholds.misleadingUpperBound || 3.75)) {
       //pass
     } else {
       harmlessCount += infoCount
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ const getVoteCounts = async function (messageRef: DocumentReference) {
     voteTotal,
     validResponsesCount,
     susCount,
+    noClaimCount,
     truthScore,
     harmfulCount,
     harmlessCount,
diff --git a/functions/src/definitions/common/parameters/thresholds.json b/functions/src/definitions/common/parameters/thresholds.json
index b48ee5ad..a0fbb40d 100644
--- a/functions/src/definitions/common/parameters/thresholds.json
+++ b/functions/src/definitions/common/parameters/thresholds.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   "endVoteUnsureAbsolute": 16,
   "startVote": 1,
   "isSpam": 0.5,
+  "isNoClaim": 0.5,
   "isLegitimate": 0.5,
   "isInfo": 0.5,
   "isIrrelevant": 0.5,
diff --git a/functions/src/definitions/eventHandlers/onVoteRequestUpdate.ts b/functions/src/definitions/eventHandlers/onVoteRequestUpdate.ts
index 6032ca48..6559e282 100644
--- a/functions/src/definitions/eventHandlers/onVoteRequestUpdate.ts
+++ b/functions/src/definitions/eventHandlers/onVoteRequestUpdate.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ const onVoteRequestUpdateV2 = onDocumentUpdated(
         voteTotal,
         validResponsesCount,
         susCount,
+        noClaimCount,
         factCheckerCount,
         truthScore,
         harmfulCount,
@@ -112,10 +113,10 @@ const onVoteRequestUpdateV2 = onDocumentUpdated(
       const isInfo = infoCount > thresholds.isInfo * validResponsesCount
       const isSatire = satireCount > thresholds.isSatire * validResponsesCount
       const isSpam = spamCount > thresholds.isSpam * validResponsesCount
-      const isLegitimate =
-        legitimateCount > thresholds.isLegitimate * validResponsesCount
-      const isIrrelevant =
-        irrelevantCount > thresholds.isIrrelevant * validResponsesCount
+      const isNoClaim =
+        noClaimCount > thresholds.isNoClaim * validResponsesCount
+      const isLegitimate = isNoClaim && legitimateCount > irrelevantCount
+      const isIrrelevant = isNoClaim && !isLegitimate
       const isHarmless =
         harmlessCount > thresholds.isHarmless * validResponsesCount
       const isHarmful =