Outlets underreported
The credibility-traffic counter-angle to /trending. Outlets scoring 4 or higher on TruthScore’s 5-band scale whose real-world reach is thinner than their track record would suggest — paywalled, niche-audience, non-English, or simply skipped by the syndication feeds. See the methodology for how each band is derived.
- 9.0
ProPublica Statehouse Desk
propublica.org
scored 2d agoCatalystInvestigative statehouse pieces beat the wire by weeks; aggregator feeds skip the headline cycle.
- 8.5
Bellingcat
bellingcat.com
scored 2d agoCatalystOpen-source investigations rarely syndicate — original sourcing is buried behind a niche audience.
- 8.5
The Cipher Brief
thecipherbrief.com
scored 2d agoSpecialist national-security outlet — its readership is analysts, not general traffic.
- 7.5
Radio Free Asia
rfa.org
scored 2d agoAsia-Pacific reporting rarely crosses the syndication wall into English-language headlines.
- 7.0
The Information
theinformation.com
scored 2d agoTech-business deep reporting behind the priciest paywall in the niche.
- 6.5
Courts and Trials Reporter
courtsandtrials.com
scored 2d agoCatalystHyper-local bench reporting — outlets with the press creds but not the syndication budget.
- 6.0
STAT News
statnews.com
scored 2d agoHealth-and-biotech investigation into clinical trials that rarely jumps to the front page.
- 5.5
Reuters Investigations
reuters.com
scored 2d agoOriginal investigative pieces from a wire service whose bylines get re-attributed on pick-up.
- 5.0
The Marshall Project
themarshallproject.org
scored 2d agoCriminal-justice beat — read by reform advocates but rarely syndicated into general news.
- 4.8
The Intercept
theintercept.com
scored 2d agoInvestigative outlet with strong sourcing but uneven signal-to-noise on syndication.
- 4.5
Middle East Eye
middleeasteye.net
scored 2d agoEditorial line sets it apart from the Western press pack, so pick-up is thin even when sourcing is solid.
- 4.3
Afrique Sur 7
afriquesur7.fr
scored 2d agoCatalystFrench-language coverage of the continent — paywalled in places, syndication mostly ad-hoc.
- 4.0
Haiti Libre
haitilibre.com
scored 2d agoLong-running Haitian wire — original language reporting that never crosses into English aggregates.