TRUTHLY
Approximately 5.56 billion people worldwide use the internet as a primary source of information. What happens when that knowledge is biased toward one way of thinking or the other? The fact is, news isn’t broken. It’s just become far too unbalanced. Truthly is a Chrome extension designed to help you cut through biased media language, misleading claims, and narratives favoring one side or the other – all in real time. No opinion is injected into the extension. No secret agenda. Just a clearer lens offering a balanced look at the media you enjoy.
How Truthly Works
ABOUT ME
As Truthly's founder, Nicholas is a Hong Kong local who wishes to promote truth-seeking and objectivity in the news. Nicholas brings experience in creating video documentaries and other forms of media. Seeing the rampant disinformation on the internet, Nicholas sees Truthly as a way to cut through the fluff and see the whole picture.
Legacy Source Analysis for Leading Media Platforms
Understand the historical bias of some of the world’s leading news outlets. Our data-backed profiles provide the political leaning, credibility rating, and framing tendencies of each outlet, ensuring you can evaluate what you read with confidence through complete context.
CNN
Political Leaning: Left-Center
Historical Bias Trends: CNN consistently uses a progressive frame on most social issues, covering right-wing policies with a more critical tone than left-leaning ideals.
Credibility Rating: Mostly Factual
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TIME
Political Leaning: Left-Center
Historical Bias Trends: The New York Times often exhibits a moderate to liberal tilt, favoring a progressive framing through selective coverage and editorials. However, it is frequently cited for its in-depth, investigative reporting, which places it more at the center.
Credibility Rating: High/Mostly Factual
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MSNBC
Political Leaning: Left
Historical Bias Trends: MSNBC primarily focuses on progressive viewpoints, particularly through commentary and opinion pieces. Several high-profile misinformation incidents (i.e., “pants on fire”) fuel this leaning.
Credibility Rating: Medium Credibility
NPR
Political Leaning: Center-Slightly Left
Historical Bias Trends: NPR consistently adheres to a fact-based reporting style, with some critics arguing that it frames information in a progressive viewpoint, lacking nuanced dissenting perspectives.
Credibility Rating: High/Mostly Factual
REUTERS
Political Leaning: Center
Historical Bias Trends: Reuters has a longstanding reputation for providing global, objective news coverage with minimal emotionally charged language, utilizing fair and balanced sources.
Credibility Rating: Very High
BBC
Political Leaning: Center
Historical Bias Trends: BBC operates on a Royal Charter with oversight by Ofcom to provide impartial information. Some critics point out bias by omission, such as not giving Palestinian perspectives during the Gaza war coverage.
Credibility Rating: Very High