How MeydaNews works
From original reporting to a coverage comparison
MeydaNews brings related reports together so you can examine sources and differences in coverage. Automated analysis is a starting point: read the original reporting and its context before judging a claim.
See the method in an example →Sources
Named publishers in the group. Several publishers may carry the same syndicated report.
Reports
Items in the collection. One publisher can contribute several reports.
Cluster confidence
A grouping indicator, not the probability that a story is true.
1. Collection and country editions
Reports are collected from configured, enabled sources. A country edition identifies the source collection, not necessarily the subject of every article. Fetch failures, access restrictions and publication delays can leave sources missing.
2. Grouping reports
The pipeline uses semantic embeddings, headline similarity and topic/event rules to group potentially related reports. Live clusters can change during processing. Similar events may be merged incorrectly, or one event may be split across clusters.
3. Cluster confidence
Cluster confidence is a heuristic derived from cluster characteristics, including article counts. It is not a calibrated probability, a publisher credibility rating or a verification of the reported event.
4. Claims, evidence and translation
The dashboard may automatically extract claims and textual evidence relationships. Support and contradiction labels describe the system’s interpretation of reporting, not independent factual adjudication. Translations may lose nuance; consult the linked original text.
5. Public, citable examples
Comparison pages are selected from groups with at least two named sources. Headlines, links and reporting timestamps are preserved in a dated snapshot. Selection does not certify accuracy or source independence. These pages are not live news updates and do not publish extracted claims as verified facts.
6. Dates and corrections
Public comparison timestamps use UTC; the dashboard calendar follows your browser’s local day. The capture date records when a snapshot was saved, not when the event happened. Publisher publication times are listed separately and marked unknown when unavailable. Snapshot URLs stay stable; corrections receive a dated change note.
If you spot an error
Send the page URL, the relevant passage and a supporting source link. Specify whether the issue concerns translation, grouping or source attribution so it can be reviewed clearly.
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