The no-hype
news app
Calm, neutral news, straight from the source. Verified, ad-free, and about as exciting as filling out your tax return
The world's most boring news app
Understanding the world
Checked claims, open methods and zero risk of doom scrolling.
Many Sources, Not One
Stories are compared across outlets instead of resting on a single report.
Approved By A Person
A person approves every card before it's published.
Connected To Evidence
Links each claim to the source it rests on, with the exact quote.
Open To Dispute
Do not agree? Every card has a dispute button. Disputes are not reviewed yet.
Transparent By Design
No dark algorithms, no agenda, just the facts with full transparency.
Straight from the source
Every card links to its sources. What can't be verified is left out or marked as an open question.
The cost of noise
OK, the serious bit. When people stop trusting what they read, it gets harder to agree on what's true. lowbrowse's simplicity, neutrality and lack of sensationalism aim to rebuild that trust by cutting through noise, bias, and confusion so facts stay verifiable and you stay informed.
Cards that get you closer to what's going on
Each card type serves a purpose, bringing clarity to news, policy, and insights.
The News Card
Corroborated news, verified, broken down into claims and unknowns.
The Policy Card
Real policy but explained so anyone can understand what was agreed, including voting data.
The Insight Card
Human-written deeper pieces backed by data and transparent sources.
The Serious Card
Unfortunately, serious events do occur but we keep them initially blurred in case you're having a difficult day.
The Context Card
Dynamic context so you always understand why something may be important.
So, what exactly is the Wehrdienst model?
Wehrdienst refers to military service, especially compulsory military service, which was a significant part of Germany's defense model for much of the 20th century. Conscription (Wehrpflicht) was suspended in Germany in 2011, and since then, military service has been voluntary.
The Fact Checked Card
Anything can be disputed in lowbrowse.
From chaos to clarity
The goal of our methods is to do the heavy lifting for you and deliver fairly plain, but real news to you. You can dispute any text. We're not an authority.
FAQ
Questions, answered
The short version of what lowbrowse is and how it works — the full set lives on the FAQ page.
What is lowbrowse?
lowbrowse is a news app in development, built for calm, verified news without sensationalism, engagement algorithms, or ads. It is designed to pick the previous day’s news events, check each claim against the articles that reported them, and present each story as a short card that links to its sources.
How is lowbrowse different from other news apps?
Three ways. No engagement algorithm decides what you see. Every claim links to the source it rests on, with the exact quote. And every card has a dispute button. We optimise for being checkable, not for keeping you scrolling.
How does lowbrowse verify news?
Each claim is taken from the articles together with the exact quote it rests on. Code confirms that the quote really appears in the article, and a language model checks the claim against all the articles collected for the story. Only claims the articles support are stated as fact; open questions are listed as unknowns. A person approves every card before it is published. The methodology page describes each step.
Which sources does lowbrowse use?
News articles. The events come from Event Registry, a service that groups articles from many news outlets. For each event, the text of up to ten articles, each from a different outlet, is collected, and every claim on the card links to the article it comes from.
Is lowbrowse politically neutral?
We do not aim for a political position — we aim for checkability. Every claim is checked the same way, whoever it is about, and parties and people are described by what they did, not placed on a left–right scale. If you think a card is wrong, every card has a dispute button.
Can I use lowbrowse yet?
Not yet. The iOS app is in internal testing. There is no public beta, release date, or price yet. Get notified when lowbrowse launches.
Who is behind lowbrowse?
lowbrowse is built by lowbrowse media UG (haftungsbeschränkt), an independent company based in Berlin, Germany. Legal details are in the Impressum; questions and press: contact@lowbrowse.org.
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