Fake news
The algorithm is
how it spreads.
Misinformation thrives on engagement-ranked feeds. A reader that shows you the sources you chose, in the order they published, is a quiet defence.
Fake news isn't new. What's new is the distribution. Engagement-optimised feeds reward whatever provokes the strongest reaction — outrage, fear, tribal confirmation — because that's what keeps you scrolling. Accuracy was never the target. Attention was.
The result is a media diet you didn't choose, tuned by a ranking model that profits when you're agitated. Sensational and false travels faster than measured and true, not because people prefer lies, but because the system is built to amplify whatever performs.
A different default
SlashFeed doesn't rank your feed. There is no engagement model deciding what rises to the top. You subscribe to sources you trust, and you see their articles chronologically — every one, in order, nothing injected, nothing "recommended".
That single change removes the machinery misinformation relies on. No algorithmic boost for the most inflammatory take. No mystery about why something is in front of you. No stranger's outrage smuggled into your day.
What you can do
Choose your sources deliberately. Follow primary sources, reporters, and publications you can hold accountable — and drop the ones that let you down.
Read the whole thing. Our full-content reader shows the actual article, not a rage-bait headline engineered for a share. Context is the first casualty of a feed built for clicks.
Own the feed. When you control the inputs and the order, you control the narrative you live in. That's not a feature we bolt on — it's the whole idea.