Signal

What Signal is

Signal is a web-based news verification platform that automatically assesses claims, headlines, and URLs. Its site says stories receive scores and claims can be followed through citation links, giving users a way to inspect the sources behind a verification. SIGNAL states that its coverage spans more than 4,200 sources in 140 countries. Users can also receive alerts when high-confidence stories break; the service describes these alerts as having no spam. Its listed capabilities include claim detection, citation links, and automatic fact-checking, with web sources as its source type. Signal has a free plan and a freemium pricing model. The site identifies BWE Studio as the team that built it. The service’s stated focus is checking submitted material and tracking claims through links, rather than simply presenting news stories to read. It is available through the web, and its alerts provide another way to follow high-confidence breaking stories.

Who it suits

Signal suits readers who want to submit claims, headlines, or URLs for automatic checking and inspect citation links. It may also suit people who want alerts about high-confidence breaking stories through a web service.

Getting started

1. Open https://signalnews.live/ in a browser.
2. Submit a claim, headline, or URL for automatic fact-checking.
3. Review the story score and citation links.
4. Use alerts for high-confidence breaking stories if desired.

Verdict

Signal focuses on automatically checking supported news material and linking claims to citations. Its free plan and breaking-story alerts may be useful for readers who want verification through a browser.