For students · ages ~16–24

Learn to read the news without the spin

Clad is built for high-school and college readers. You've been told not to trust everything online — fair. We grade the coverage (letter grade, factuality, lean) and list sources so you can check us too. No slang act. No outrage machine. Classroom path: methodology → sample cards → free scoreboard.

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Grades in five seconds

The letter is the hook. Tap any band for the full explainer — What does a C− mean?

A+ Exceptional High accuracy, primary sources, fair framing. Minor nits only. A / A− Strong Claims hold up. Small gaps or light framing issues. B+ / B / B− Mostly solid Mostly accurate with a few missing-context or soft spots. C+ / C / C− Mixed Real problems mixed with real facts. Check the key moments. D+ / D / D− Weak Significant factual issues, heavy spin, or unsourced load-bearing claims. F Fails Pervasive misinformation or propaganda-level distortion.

Explainers worth saving

What does a C− mean? — Letter grades, decoded
How to read the lean meter — Left · Center · Right
Verified, disputed, missing context — Claim tags
Why every report lists sources — Receipts
How to spot spin in 30 seconds — Patterns
Reading the news before your first vote — Civics, no lecture

Account What free gets you

Full scoreboard — letter grade, lean, factuality, charts. No card.
Morning quiz — five real claims, practice spotting spin.
Sunday newsletter — best and worst coverage of the week.
Search — for papers: every report cites sources you can chase.
Politician cards + midterm bracket — how coverage of the trail is grading.

Campus Share kit (Discord · group chat · stories)

Use the share bar above for X, Facebook, TikTok, Bluesky, Instagram, and Threads. Or copy a line below for Discord and group chats — links unfurl with a card image.

• CladFacts grades TV news A+–F with sources you can open. Free account unlocks every grade.
• Missing context ≠ false. It’s how a lot of spin works. Short explainer: cladfacts.com/learn/claim-tags/
• Lean is not a fact-check. Read grade + lean together: cladfacts.com/learn/lean/
• What does a C− mean? Letter grades decoded: cladfacts.com/learn/grades/
• Morning quiz — five real claims, build a streak: cladfacts.com/quiz/

Trust Why trust this?

Don't — check it. AI-drafted, human-edited, sources listed. Free accounts can flag a grade; the corrections log is public. Who funds Clad: subscribers, not ads.

Deeper method: How it works. Full learn index: New to the news?