Just Facts

The questions are generally straightforward, but the “correct” answers are often not the scientific consensus. Rather, the app uses one or two studies to justify the answer as being “correct.” There is no mention of other studies that contradict the study cited by the app. There’s not even any mention of the methodologies or the limitations of the studies cited. There’s nothing scientific or unbiased about this app. It’s obvious that the authors have a strong right-wing American bias. THERE’S NOTHING WRONG WITH HAVING A CONSERVATIVE BIAS, but it’s intrinsically dishonest to frame complicated issues as having straightforward answers by using cherry-picked data to justify an ideology. Utter rubbish.

But that doesn’t bother me. It just means I need to find facts. However, the app leaves much to be desired. Just in case, I’m going to delete it and reinstall. If that clears what I deem to be multiple bugs, I’ll return here and update this review. If not - I’ll delete the app and ignore temptation to try it again until there’s a recent update. If there is no interest in their own app, I’m not interested. I do appreciate learning and how well their figures are documented.

I find myself constantly fact checking all media/papers/net/etc This app simply conveys facts from best available sources & usually the facts are surprising, counterintuitive but interesting. I was first interested in the nature of our federal debt & was taken to a very thorough analysis. This is best for 1. entertainment while waiting in line, etc or for 2. excruciating detail if you let the app take you to the source material. I enjoy & trust it for content.