Question 1

What is Honest Headlines?

Accepted Answer

Honest Headlines is a news comparison tool that aggregates partisan media coverage, separates facts from opinions, and scores relative accuracy so readers can compare framing without reading only one side.

Question 2

How do you score accuracy?

Accepted Answer

Scores estimate how checkable and specific claims appear in available headlines and summaries—numbers, attribution, dates, and quotes raise accuracy; hedges and loaded language lower it. Scores are not definitive truth verdicts.

Question 3

How is composite trust calculated?

Accepted Answer

For each source or author we average four 0–100 metrics across stored articles, then compute 35% accuracy + 30% fact ratio + 20% × (100 − sensationalism) + 15% × (100 − opinion ratio), rounded to 0–100. Higher trust means more checkable, less loaded framing in available text—not a permanent verdict or guarantee of truth.

Question 4

What is the Trust page?

Accepted Answer

Trust ranks sources or authors from durable article history using fact, opinion, accuracy, and sensationalism averages. Sort by Trust (source) or Trust (author) for a composite score, or by Accuracy, Facts, Opinion, or Sensationalism to rank by that metric alone.

Question 5

Is the app biased toward one party?

Accepted Answer

The product is designed for side-by-side comparison. Source lean labels reflect commonly reported audience tilt, not formal party affiliation.

Question 6

Where do articles come from?

Accepted Answer

Public RSS feeds from outlets across the political spectrum. Only recent items are shown so the feed stays current.

Article history: archived news with framing metrics

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