Every day, millions of Americans scroll through our news feeds, questioning what's real and what's fake. We’re living in an era of viral misinformation and telling fact from fiction has become a daily struggle. 

This isn't just a problem - it's a crisis of truth. Existing solutions - fact-checkers, media literacy tools, traditional news outlets - haven't stemmed the tide. Fact-checkers often reach people too late. Traditional outlets hide their reporting behind paywalls. And social media algorithms amplify hype over substance. 

GetREAL combines the optics, excitement, crowdsourcing and energy of Instagram and other social media platforms with the experienced eyes and ears of journalists who understand how to verify and ensure the integrity of information – and to provide proper context.

–Quality:

We prioritize basic civics and amplify and the best journalism necessary to maintain an enlightened citizenry. At a time when quality news is becoming harder and costlier to access, we will make it accessible to all people, regardless of literacy or geography. Our team distills the nation’s best hometown and national news into short, engaging social media videos delivered via proven channels including Facebook, Instagram and Tik Tok. Our trusted community ambassadors, getREAL experienced journalists or local journalists will narrate the facts in a way that directly connects communities to the reporting. They will show their friends and neighbors how national policies impact them, personally.

–Accountability: 

We will rebuild trust by changing how news is defined and covered. Journalism needs to share information across multiple platforms; it needs to engage the public to counter the depiction of journalists as alien elites; and it needs to prioritize issues of real consequence for their lives, civics and investigations into stuff that impacts their lives — directly — not the horserace and low-value information based on access to power.

Our team strives to tell you what they know and how they know it, rebuilding trust by bringing transparency to how facts are obtained. We prioritize issues that affect real people and then we tell you the “why” of it (crime, health, inflation, housing shortages). We partner with real people and local news organizations who understand their communities best.