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Don’t trust Google to give you unbiased news? The Factual ranks articles based on credibility rather than popularity and adds context to search results: article ratings, political leaning, story summaries, and more. You can even filter out paywalled articles.
News Search by The Factual
Politically diverse and highly credible search results
Arjun Moorthy
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Everything today seems politicized - science, healthcare, even sports! But if you're like us and just want the facts, that's increasingly hard to come by as Google's opaque approach can seem one-sided at times or, even worse, just not credible.
We built The Factual's search to make it easy to find the most credible stories across the political spectrum using a transparent ratings approach that...
News Search by The Factual
Politically diverse and highly credible search results
* The Factual app delivers unbiased news on critical topics.
* Just the facts: A.I.-driven ratings uncover the most objective stories across the political spectrum.
* Save time: Daily briefing on top 5 topics with full context: charts, summaries, reader polls.
The Factual News App
The most objective stories on critical topics
Arjun Moorthy
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Hi there - I’m co-founder of The Factual. We’re excited to launch our news app for Apple and Android!
The top two complaints about the news are (1) it's increasingly biased (2) it's overwhelming.
To solve the "biased news" problem, The Factual's A.I.-driven rating uncovers the most informative and least opinionated stories from thousands of sources across the political spectrum.
Every day,...
The Factual News App
The most objective stories on critical topics
Arjun Moorthy
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Hi everyone! The Factual is a tech startup the finds and curates credible news on trending topics, which we disseminate in a daily newsletter at TheFactual.com.
Like all of you we've come across a lot of news, often shared on a WhatsApp group, that was suspicious. Even our well-read friends have shared misinformation because everyone is so eager to help.
So we created IsThisCredible.com so...
IsThisCredible.com
Check if any news story you've seen is credible.
Have you seen news on COVID-19 and thought "wait, is this true?" Search by keyword or post the URL to any article and our algorithm will grade its credibility based on: author expertise, site reputation, diversity of sources, and tone of writing.
IsThisCredible.com
Check if any news story you've seen is credible.
Arjun Moorthy
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Nice idea Dan and Courtney. Is there a planned integration with Pinterest? I think many people into home renovation pin designs they like.
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Did Houzz and Zola just have a baby? 🙂🏠
Arjun Moorthy
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Thanks @anandrajaram! Hi everyone - I'm one of the makers behind The Factual Owl. So excited to launch here on Product Hunt. Happy to answer questions and comments.
We've seen consistent 40%+ open rates and are getting strong feedback on the newsletter. Please sign up at owlfactor.com. Thank you.
The Factual (newsletter)
Top 5 news topics, most credible stories
The Factual is a daily newsletter that curates the most credible stories on the top 5 news topics every day.
Each article's credibility is automatically calculated based on author expertise, diversity of sources, neutrality of tone, and site reputation.
The Factual (newsletter)
Top 5 news topics, most credible stories
Rankings for 250 publishers on the quality of articles they put out and their prevalence with a de-facto set of experts. #FakeNews no more!
Update: this is not actively maintained.
CivikOwl (publisher rankings)
Elon Musk asked. We delivered.
Arjun Moorthy
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Hi all hunters and makers!
Thrilled to launch CivikOwl on Product Hunt and eager to hear your feedback and suggestions.
The problem of biased news and fake news driving an increasingly polarized society is one that many of us have experienced first hand. This is tearing apart our communities and is an issue that the team and I care deeply about.
CivikOwl's Chrome extension is our first...
The Factual (Chrome extension)
Facts, not fear
Wondering if a news article is credible? Get instant ratings on if the article is:
* Well researched
* Not too opinionated
* Written by a topical expert
* From a reputable source
Ratings also injected in your Twitter and Facebook feed
(Rebrand from CivikOwl)
The Factual (Chrome extension)
Facts, not fear