The Factual - News Evaluator

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Get smarter about the news you readWondering if a news article you came across is worth your time to read? Is its tone objective? Is it well-researched? Is it written by a reporter who is an expert in their field?

The Factual’s automatically evaluates the credibility of every news article based on four factors:

1. Diversity and extent of sources
2. Level of opinionatedness
3. Author expertise on topic
4. Site's historical reputation.

The Factual’s grades are instantly displayed on any news article in your browser and even injected directly into your Facebook or Twitter feed.

Get the most credible stories on trending news topics via a daily newsletter at thefactual.com or in-realtime at thefactual.com/news in your new tab (option to turn on/off).

FAQ: http://www.thefactual.com/static/extfaq.html

Note on privacy: The Factual only analyzes news related sites and ignores all other sites. Any information collected is anonymous and not shared with anyone.

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