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Blindspot explanation

What Haze means by a blindspot.

A blindspot is a coverage imbalance signal. It helps readers notice stories that one side of the rated source spectrum is covering much less than another.

Coverage imbalance
Reader guide for indexed story clusters.

Signal type

Reader guide

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Indexed stories
The basic idea
Haze looks at a story cluster, counts which rated sources are covering it, and checks whether coverage is concentrated away from one side of the source spectrum. The result is a reader prompt: open the story, compare the source roster, and decide what context is missing before sharing.
Not a truth score
Source mix
Haze compares the rated left, center, and right source distribution inside a story cluster.
Coverage breadth
A blindspot is stronger when enough independent sources are indexed to make an imbalance meaningful.
Regional context
Edition and local signals keep Haze from treating every national story as equally relevant to every reader.
Freshness
Signals update as new articles enter the cluster, so an early blindspot can fade when coverage broadens.
How to read "Only X% Left/Right"
The percentage describes the current share of rated sources from that side inside the indexed story cluster. It does not rate the article's truth, the importance of the event, or the motives of sources that have not covered it.
Coverage share
Blindspot FAQ
Reader questions