Ground News

Why read the same story twice

Any single outlet makes choices: which facts lead, which voices are quoted, which context is left out. Those choices are not automatically dishonest, but reading only one version makes them invisible.

Ground News aggregates coverage of the same event and shows you how outlets in different political camps framed it, alongside ownership information and the provider’s own factuality ratings. The provider describes its library as drawing on tens of thousands of sources. The useful habit it encourages is cheap to adopt even without a subscription: before forming a view, look for a credible report from the other side.

Use the code

The referral code we were given is 7025662. The provider’s download link is the starting point; create your account, and enter the code in the referral, promo or gift-code field where the provider offers one.

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What Premium adds

Ground News sells tiers that unlock more of its analysis: the blindspot view of stories one side of the spectrum is ignoring, richer source and ownership detail, and unrestricted access to its comparison tools. The free experience still shows a news feed and the outlet mix behind stories, so it is worth seeing what the free tier covers before paying for more.

Reading ratings critically

Bias and factuality labels are editorial products, not measurements of truth. They compress complicated outlets into a position on a scale, and no rating can tell you whether a specific article handled a specific claim well.

Use them as a map, not a verdict:

1. Open the original article, not only the summary card.
2. Check whether the outlets agree on the underlying facts, or only on the framing.
3. Prefer primary documents — filings, transcripts, data — for numbers.
4. Notice when a story is widely covered by one side and barely reported by the other, and ask why.
5. Read the provider’s methodology so you understand what a label does and does not mean.

Before you subscribe

If a free period requires a card, set a reminder before it ends. Check how the plan is billed and what cancellation involves in your app store or on the provider’s site. And if you are mainly here for the comparison habit, consider starting with the free tier and deciding after a week whether the paid analysis is worth it.

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