The Factual - defy vc

The Factual

acquired by Yahoo!

biased news >> unbiased access to information

co-founders

Arjun Moorthy

Arjun Moorthy

Ajoy Sojan

Ajoy Sojan

co-founders

Arjun Moorthy

Ajoy Sojan

defy leader

Madison McIlwain

about

Facts, not fear. Get the most credible stories across the political spectrum on the trending news topics.

why The Factual?

It's not a secret news is broken. Algorithms pushing fragmentation, media companies priorities eyeballs over truth. We shared The Factual's vision for an equal opportunity news platform and knew Ajoy and Arjun were the guys to build it.

Yahoo Announces Acquisition of The Factual, Expanding its Commitment to Trusted News and Information

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