Arjun Moorthy

Arjun Moorthy

CEO and co-founder, The Factual
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Arjun Moorthy
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
News Search by The Factual
Politically diverse and highly credible search results
Arjun Moorthy
* 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 Factual News App
The most objective stories on critical topics
Arjun Moorthy
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
IsThisCredible.com
Check if any news story you've seen is credible.
Arjun Moorthy
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)
The Factual (newsletter)
Top 5 news topics, most credible stories
Arjun Moorthy

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)
CivikOwl (publisher rankings)
Elon Musk asked. We delivered.
Arjun Moorthy

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

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