NewsTrace

You've got an article, a forwarded link, a post in your feed — and no easy way to know what's behind it.

NewsTrace traces a story back to its sources and shows you what can and can't be independently confirmed. It doesn't tell you what to believe — it shows you what's checkable, so you can decide.

Trace a story Add the one-click button

How it works

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Paste an article's text for a full read — who published it, its track record, who else is covering the story, and an honest note on what can't be verified. Works on articles you subscribe to, because you supply the text.

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Or paste a link for a quick source check — the outlet, how long its domain has existed, and whether it appears in published research on coordinated "pink-slime" networks.

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Or add the one-click button to your bookmarks bar. Then, on any article, one click traces the source and reads the story — no copying, no pasting.

It never treats what it can't confirm as an accusation. A local paper NewsTrace has never seen isn't "suspicious" — it's just unfamiliar. Everything it can't check is shown in plain, neutral language, never as a warning. And it reads only what you give it: nothing you're subscribed to gets blocked, and no page is copied.