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Five people, five workflows, one instrument.

Anonymized accounts of how a journalist, a researcher, a newsletter analyst, a foundation comms team, and a university librarian use SiftingSignal in production. Each case study has a real data shape, a real cost line, and a tier-specific next-step.

Journalism Plus · $6/mo

How a media-criticism reporter fact-checked a viral AI hiring claim in 23 minutes

DI 78 across 18 outlets surfaced a sharp split the wire copy missed — and turned a forwarded press release into a publishable column.

7 min read · Anonymized

Research API Pro · $499/mo

Tracking consensus drift on a clinical topic over six quarters

A health-services researcher pulled the bulk-export feed for six consecutive quarters and turned 12 rows into Table 3 of a peer-reviewed paper.

9 min read · Anonymized

Newsletter API Pro · $499/mo

A weekly "disagreement check" — embedding consensus maps in an analyst newsletter

Embedded widget became the most-clicked element of the newsletter in six weeks — and pulled an underused tier of subscribers into careful comments.

8 min read · Anonymized

Communications API Starter · $99/mo

A foundation comms team monitors Disagreement Index on health-misinfo topics

Slack alerts on three topics. Six-hour average lead-time advantage on responsive editorial briefs. Zero false-positive panic days in the first quarter.

8 min read · Anonymized

Information literacy Free

Why a research librarian recommends SiftingSignal to graduate students

A university research librarian added the consensus map to a methods seminar. Memos citing sources from ≥ 3 tiers rose from 28% to 79%.

7 min read · Anonymized