Read the story. Then read who is telling it.

Who it is for

The problem is not that any one outlet lies to you. It is that reading only one outlet makes its framing feel like the shape of the world. Seeing four headlines about the same event side by side fixes that in about two seconds, which is faster than any argument about media bias.

What it does

• A left, center and right seam. Coverage of each story split across rated publishers, so you can see who is carrying it and who is not.
• Headline framing, side by side. The same event as written by different outlets, compared directly.
• Blindspots. Stories one side is covering and the other is not — surfaced only once at least two independently rated publishers have reported it.
• A full source trail. Every cluster links back to the original publishers. Unrated sources stay marked as unrated rather than being quietly treated as center.
• Publisher profiles. Searchable profiles so you can see who a source is before you weigh what they said.
• A calm front page. World, politics, business, technology, science and climate, with an on-device cache for bad connections.

Common questions

Where do the bias ratings come from?

Publishers carry independent ratings, and sources without one are shown as unrated rather than being treated as center — which is the assumption that makes most bias tools misleading.

Is it free?

Yes, with one free blindspot so everyone can see the signal. Balance News Plus unlocks the full blindspot desk.

Does it write its own news?

No. It groups and links to reporting from public sources and sends you to the original publisher.

What is a blindspot?

A story that one side of the spectrum is covering and the other is largely ignoring. It only appears once at least two independently rated publishers have reported it, so a single outlet cannot manufacture one.