FactStream 4+

Facts matter, especially now. So much misinformation and disinformation is promulgated on a daily basis, especially in an election year, and it’s impossible to keep up with it all, let alone check it all for ourselves. This is an excellent and efficient way of keeping up with what’s being claimed by politicians, groups, conspiracy theorists, and social media posts, sorting what’s true, false, misleading or incomplete. Instead of relying on a single organization or getting multiple newsletters and so on, you can get a picture in moments, across the spectrum of political discourse, from the various reputable fact checkers who monitor it, consolidated in one place. You control what notifications you receive: getting all fact check bulletins as they come in, only the most egregious lies, or read a summary by date. You can skim across the top of the ratings, get a quick summary of any given claim, or delve deeper into why it gets the rating it gets from the fact checking source, and all sources are transparent.

Earlier this year, I was a very very ignorant and uneducated voter. I recently stumbled upon TikTok debates and it sparked an unexpected interest in economics and politics.

I realized I was very biased by the media I’ve consumed and never actually did ANY RESEARCH of my own. Despite this realization, I still had no idea where to start.

I first tried googling claims made in the debates, however if you’re uninformed like me, you will still not understand how to research and read data and will have no idea what sources are legitimate and not biased.

I started going to .gov sites for data but that is also hard to dissect and oftentimes can be misread depending on if you’re looking at specific data or specific time frames.

I thought, wouldn’t it be nice if there was a non biased app where it fact checked claims and data? I was right. It’s wonderful and this app makes it so easy to fact check and also get much needed context. If you are uninformed, this app will make it easy to get your facts and make informed decisions. Let’s be smart together and vote wisely! Our votes matter and will effect our parents, us and our future generations.

Easy of use: 10/10
Reliability: 10/10
Context: 10/10

This powerful little program gives me so much information at my fingertips. I don’t know how I’ve lived without it! FactStream concisely pulls information from several fact checking sites and presents them for my use in short form.

I don’t know how I’ve gotten along with it all thjs time but I’m glad I have it now. This is an excellent app. I wish I had it sooner!