JustFacts — KnowWhat happened. Nothing else.
The news with the spin stripped out — what happened, not how you’re supposed to feel about it. Every story links its sources.
Free · Web · iOS · no account needed · no ads, no trackers
The timeline
A timeline of what happened.
The day builds as a timeline of fact-only story cards — each one a plain summary with every source it came from listed underneath, and the morning podcast pinned on top.
The stories
Stories stripped to the facts.
Open a story and you get what happened, why it is news, and the original reporting it was compiled from — nothing else. The sources are always one tap away.
The podcast
Four minutes, every morning.
JustFacts Daily condenses the day’s top global and national stories into a short audio brief — play it on the podcast page, keep it pinned in the app, or subscribe anywhere podcasts are.
The news. No spin. No noise.
Just the facts
Spin stripped out
Each story is rewritten down to what happened — editorial opinion, emotional framing, and loaded adjectives removed.
Sources on every story
Every single story links the reporting it came from, so you can always read the originals and judge for yourself.
One story, all the coverage
When outlets cover the same event, JustFacts merges them into one story carrying every source link — plus facts and background context, clearly separated.
Coverage that fits your life
Global, national, local
World and national news out of the box, plus local coverage for the cities you add and custom topics you follow.
A day that develops
A morning baseline, then hourly updates merged in through the day with a timeline of developments per story.
Across the spectrum
Stories are drawn from Google News plus direct feeds from BBC, NPR, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, CBS, ABC, Fox News, and PBS NewsHour.
JustFacts Daily, the podcast
Four minutes each morning
A short, strictly factual audio brief covering at least eight of the day’s top global and national stories — no opinions, no spin.
Listen anywhere
Play it pinned inside the app, in your podcast app, or on the podcast page.
Your feed, your rules
Mute what you’re done with
Mute any publisher, and filter out preset categories like sports, celebrity gossip, op-eds, or crime.
Alerts worth having
Optional push notifications for significant stories — not a firehose.
No account, no ads
There is nothing to sign up for. JustFacts runs no accounts, no ads, and no analytics trackers.
How JustFacts compares
Honestly, and in plain words — because the differences are the point.
| Feature | JustFacts | Ground News | Apple News |
|---|---|---|---|
| Approach | Strips the spin out — one factual summary per story, sources listed | Shows you each outlet’s spin, side by side, with bias ratings | Aggregates outlets’ own articles as they wrote them |
| Account & price | Free, and there is no account at all | Free tier; subscription for the full experience | Free with ads; subscription for premium outlets |
| Daily audio | A 4-minute strictly factual morning podcast, free | No daily podcast | Audio stories in the paid tier |
| Local & topics | Add your cities and custom topics | Follow topics and outlets | Local coverage in select cities |
| Original reporting | A summary layer, not a newsroom — every story links the original reporting | Links out to the original articles | Carries the outlets’ original articles |
Competitor columns describe each product in broad strokes and may lag their latest releases — check their sites for specifics and pricing.
JustFacts Daily.
A short, strictly factual morning news brief — the day’s top global and national stories in about four minutes. No opinions, no spin, just facts.
Paste the RSS feed into your podcast app to subscribe.
Free, with no catch to find.
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no account, no ads, no trackers
Global and national coverage and the daily podcast work with zero setup. Adding local cities and custom topics runs on a free Google AI account you connect once — about two minutes, with no payment info.
Questions, answered.
Is JustFacts free?
Yes. Global and national news and the daily podcast work with zero setup. Adding local cities and custom topics runs on a free Google AI account you connect once — about two minutes, with no payment info.
How does JustFacts remove spin?
Each story is summarized down to the facts, stripping editorial opinion, emotional framing, and loaded language. Every story keeps its source links, so the original reporting is always one tap away.
Where does the news come from?
Google News plus direct feeds spanning the spectrum — BBC News, NPR, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, CBS News, ABC News, Fox News, and PBS NewsHour. Overlapping coverage is merged into a single story with all sources listed.
Do I need an account?
No — JustFacts has no accounts at all. Your preferences live on your device, and the app runs no ads and no analytics trackers.
How do I listen to JustFacts Daily?
A new episode lands every morning — around four minutes covering the day’s top stories. Listen from the pinned player in the app, on the podcast page, or subscribe in your podcast app.
Is there an iPhone app?
Yes — JustFacts is on the App Store for iOS, and the web app installs to your home screen on other devices.
Read the news, not the noise.
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