Question 1

What is the Information Quality Standard (IQS)?

Accepted Answer

The IQS is a publicly accessible standard that grades every article on its sourcing, framing, and conflicts of interest — so you can see what you're actually reading, instead of trusting a whole outlet's reputation. The scoring methodology is proprietary and confidential; the standard and its results are open to everyone.

Question 2

How does Lens score an article?

Accepted Answer

Lens analyzes each article across multiple signals — language and framing, source profile, and conflicts of interest — and produces a transparent 0–100 score with a sentence-by-sentence breakdown of what affected it.

Question 3

How is Lens different from a fact-checker?

Accepted Answer

Lens scores at the article level using one consistent publicly accessible standard rather than rating whole publications, and shows exactly which sentences and factors drove the score.

Question 4

Is Lens free?

Accepted Answer

Lens offers a free tier for everyday readers, with paid tiers for deeper analysis and professional or institutional research.

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