Comparison

Signal/noise vs Ground News

Analysis, not just labels.

Ground News labels articles with a bias score and shows you a colored bar. Signal/noise reads 175+ sources, explains how they frame the same event differently, and tells you what everyone left out.

Feature
Signal/noise
Ground News
Bias rating per source
Coverage comparison (who covered what)
Framing analysis (how each side spins it)
Blindspot detection
Limited
Independent journalist voices
40+ curated voices
Prediction markets integration
Fact-check (Reality Check)
15-second AI verdicts
Weekly reading diversity reports
Daily intelligence briefing email
Newsletter
Ad-free experience
Sources rated for bias
175+ rated sources
50,000+ (unvetted)

What you see vs. what you're missing

Ground News

Ground News shows a colored bar with left/center/right percentages and links to individual articles. You see that 60% of coverage leans left and 40% leans right. That's where it stops.

Signal/noise

Signal/noise tells you the left emphasized the humanitarian impact while the right focused on the security implications. It identifies that only one center-right outlet mentioned the classified briefing that triggered the policy change. It explains why coverage diverged and what context both sides are missing.

Prediction Markets

When pundits disagree, we show you what people with real money on the line believe. Live Polymarket odds on every major story, with alerts when the smart money contradicts the headlines.

Reality Check

Paste any claim and get a sourced verdict in 15 seconds. AI cross-references multiple outlets and delivers VERIFIED, MIXED, or MISLEADING with citations.

40+ Independent Voices

We track independent journalists who break stories hours before mainstream media. When Seymour Hersh publishes at 2am and AP doesn't run it until 8am, you know at 7:15.

Signal/noise
Free
No ads. No algorithms. No credit card.
Ground News
$9.99/month (Premium) or $29.99/year
Includes advertising

Everyone reads the news.
Almost nobody understands how it's made.

175+ rated sources. Every framing. Every blindspot. Free.

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Is Signal/noise really free?

Yes. Signal/noise is completely free — no credit card, no paywall, no ads. Create an account and get full access to the daily briefing, framing analysis, Reality Check, and prediction markets.

How many sources does Signal/noise analyze?

Signal/noise monitors 175+ rated sources across the full political spectrum, from mainstream outlets to independent journalists. Each source is rated on a five-tier bias scale so you always know where a perspective is coming from.

Does Signal/noise have a mobile app?

Signal/noise works on any device via your browser and can be added to your home screen as a progressive web app (PWA). No app store required — full functionality on iOS and Android.

How is Signal/noise different from Ground News?

Ground News labels articles with a bias score and shows you a colored bar. Signal/noise reads 175+ sources, explains how they frame the same event differently, and tells you what everyone left out.