Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about how Unbiased Headlines works — where our reporting comes from, how briefings are written, how we score bias, and who is behind the site. Every answer here is the same policy stated on our Method, Editorial Standards, Corrections, and Ownership pages — collected in one place.
What is Unbiased Headlines?
Unbiased Headlines writes original news briefings from 110+ sources across the political spectrum and produces concise, neutral briefings. The goal is facts, not spin. We do not endorse parties or candidates, and every briefing links back to original sources so readers can verify the work themselves.
Is Unbiased Headlines an aggregator?
No. We are a media company, not an aggregator. Aggregators hand you a list of links to other outlets' articles with a bias tag stapled on the side. We don't sort, rank, or re-link other outlets' stories. Every story on Unbiased Headlines is original text we produce by cross-referencing sources across the spectrum — not an excerpt, not a re-link. The sources are inputs; the briefing is the product.
Does Unbiased Headlines cost anything?
No. Unbiased Headlines is free to use, with no ads.
Are the briefings written by AI?
Yes, and we disclose it openly. Unbiased Headlines briefings are drafted by an AI system that reads the cited source reporting and summarizes it under a fixed set of editorial rules. The system is not unsupervised: editorial responsibility rests with a human editor at Chaillan Publications, LLC, who sets and reviews the rules the system writes under, monitors published output, spot-checks briefings against their cited sources, and corrects or removes anything that misrepresents them.
How do you stop the AI from making things up?
A briefing may only assert what its cited sources assert. Drafting is constrained to the supplied source text, and grounding checks reject drafts that introduce entities, figures, or claims not present in those sources. Numbers, dates, names, and quotes are carried from the source reporting rather than restated from memory. Automated checks reject articles whose sources cannot be attributed or whose sources do not support the headline, and if source material is broken, empty, or can't be fetched reliably, we hold the story rather than publish something built on bad inputs.
How do you score political bias?
Every story carries an openly published political bias score from −1 to +1, so you can judge the lean for yourself. −1.0 to −0.6 is a strong left lean; −0.5 to −0.2 is a moderate left lean; −0.1 to +0.1 is center or balanced with no clear directional slant; +0.2 to +0.5 is a moderate right lean; and +0.6 to +1.0 is a strong right lean. After a story is drafted, a separate pass re-examines it for slant, checking that the summary itself didn't quietly pick a side.
What sources do you read?
We pull from outlets across the entire political spectrum — left, center-left, center, center-right, and right. The goal is to read what everyone is reading, not just one tribe. When coverage of a story is thin or one-sided, we deliberately go look for more outlets, especially from the side that's under-represented, before we publish. The full list of outlets we draw from is published on our Sources page.
What happens when only one side is covering a story?
If a story is only being covered by one side of the spectrum, we flag that imbalance instead of pretending the coverage is balanced when it isn't.
Do sponsors or advertisers influence your coverage?
No. Sponsors and advertisers have no input into what we cover, how a briefing is written, or which sources are used. Sponsored placements are labeled wherever they appear, including audio pre-roll and on-page attribution. No sponsor receives coverage, favorable framing, or omission in exchange for payment, and no sponsor sees a briefing before publication.
How do I report an error or request a correction?
We correct errors promptly and visibly, and reader-reported and internally-found errors are handled the same way. If you spot a factual mistake, email hello@unbiasedheadlines.com with the article URL and details. We will review, update if warranted, and note the correction.
Who owns Unbiased Headlines?
UnbiasedHeadlines.com is owned and published by Chaillan Publications, LLC. It was founded by Nicolas Chaillan, who served as the first Chief Software Officer of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force from 2018 to 2021.
Is there a mobile app?
Yes. Unbiased Headlines is available on the App Store for iOS, on Google Play for Android, and as a Chrome extension in the Chrome Web Store, in addition to the web. One account works across every screen.
Is there an API or RSS feed?
Yes. Unbiased Headlines publishes a read-only, rate-limited public API documented at /developers/api, along with RSS feeds. Use of the API requires attribution to Unbiased Headlines.