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The R-Score
One number tells you how much spin you’re being sold
Every headline is rated on the same open 1-to-10 scale, so you can judge the story for yourself before you read a word.
Suspicious of a headline? Check it.
Paste any news or blog link and Rubbish Talk runs the same spin-check on it: it reads the full article, checks the primary sources, and shows its working.
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Any article, straight from your browser or the share sheet.
We strip the spin
Sourced and checkable, no guessing. Paywalled pages we flag honestly.
Get your R-Score
A verdict in plain English, saved privately to your history.
What’s inside
The whole story, without the sugarcoating
Markets, economy, tech and world events, boiled down to what actually happened.
An R-Score on every story
1 = base fact, 10 = pure rubbish. See the spin at a glance across the whole feed.
5 top headlines, checked 4× a day
We run the Rubbish Check on the day’s biggest stories four times daily. Free for everyone.
Rubbish Checks
Plain-English breakdowns: what the headline left out, the verdict, and what to watch for.
In-depth analysis
Original deep-dives on finance, economy, technology and world events, going past the headline.
Big-spin alerts
Get a push the moment a major headline scores high on the Rubbish meter. Free.
Check any article yourself
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Get an R-Score on every headline, plus the day’s biggest stories checked for you. Free on iPhone.