Don’t see an issue.
I don’t see why there’s hate. They back up everything with sources.
The problem is that when people are presented with facts that are contrary to their beliefs, they dismiss those facts as propaganda. This applies to both ends of the political spectrum. Because of this, I don’t think our country is going to heal. People are not going to change their minds on any matter and are going to simply let politicians tell them how to think. Truly sad.
The problem is that when people are presented with facts that are contrary to their beliefs, they dismiss those facts as propaganda. This applies to both ends of the political spectrum. Because of this, I don’t think our country is going to heal. People are not going to change their minds on any matter and are going to simply let politicians tell them how to think. Truly sad.
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Biased
It's got great layout. Information is generally relevant and accurate. It's clearly weighted on the liberal side of the fence though. Mild acknowledgement of the fact that "white" is a reduction of numerous societies and cultures. No attempt to represent the realistic facts of the opposition.
An odd liberal echo chamber slideshow
Calling this a type of “news app” is definitely false marketing. It’s more of an interactive slide show with the goal of convincing someone with a independent or conservative viewpoint to switch to a much more liberal one. It first asks what your viewpoint is on a topic, and if you choose something more than an extremely liberal view it “corrects” you using a mixed mash of true, partially true, shockingly false, and purely subjective “facts”.
If you are already extremely liberal, this will do nothing but serve as an echo chamber for your own views. If you happen to be more independent or conservative, it presents no actual “news”, just a lengthy and rather boring attempt to change your mind on a variety of social issues. So it’s essentially useless for everyone. Better to download a few different free news apps with differing views (like CNN, Fox, and BBC) and try to sift through for a more balanced view.
If you are already extremely liberal, this will do nothing but serve as an echo chamber for your own views. If you happen to be more independent or conservative, it presents no actual “news”, just a lengthy and rather boring attempt to change your mind on a variety of social issues. So it’s essentially useless for everyone. Better to download a few different free news apps with differing views (like CNN, Fox, and BBC) and try to sift through for a more balanced view.
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Another biased news source
The wording indoctrinates ands doesn't allow for multiple opinions. It presents propaganda cleverly disguised as information. For example : it talks about immigration, giving stats, charts, history etc. And then tries to paint illegal immigration with the same brush. Nobody is worried about legal immigration. Sift should be ashamed. How manipulative to prey on those looking for real, unbiased educational news.
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More, please.
Started using the app a couple of days ago. Fantastic, intuitive interface devoted to crisp, clean understanding of complex news issues. A great breath of fresh air — highly recommended. Can’t wait to see this expand into other areas.
Seems Biased
I was willing to give this app a try, but the “educational” features seem biased towards progressive political views. It’s one thing if the app is clear about its intentions, but the marketing for this app leads one to believe it is politically agnostic, but that was not my experience. Two stars for a well designed, but misleading app.
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Left wing propaganda
Liberal biased ‘news views’ disguised as an impartial perspective...it’s so obvious that it’s comical. I love how all of these ‘informational apps’ are bombarding the App Store right before midterms.
Confusing
I went through the immigration section and they kept switching to legal immigration statistics and mentioning illegals throughout the text. I felt very misguided because everyone knows immigrants aren't bad, but rather illegal immigration is. Let me clearly view those statistics only and stop trying to misguide me.
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Awesome!
Very rarely do I review an app, but Sift deserves it.
I really enjoyed the experience of the app. The design it beautiful, easy on the eyes and simple to figure out, unlike other news apps. No blaring headlines or massive images and ads, a pleasing experience. Short mini quizzes that you can skip past or take the time to complete really help you understand the content and digest it all.
All in all it's a very nice app and I can't wait to see what comes next!
I really enjoyed the experience of the app. The design it beautiful, easy on the eyes and simple to figure out, unlike other news apps. No blaring headlines or massive images and ads, a pleasing experience. Short mini quizzes that you can skip past or take the time to complete really help you understand the content and digest it all.
All in all it's a very nice app and I can't wait to see what comes next!
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Excellent
Really learning about current news events and the sources to back up what they are posting. So much misinformation in the news these days, it’s hard to know what is real unless take the time to fact check and stay current on sources.
