PKL Media Lab by Paul Laikind, PhD AI-powered tools for smarter news reading
News Intelligence Suite — Distill. Verify. Understand.
AI-Powered Tools for News Readers

Read News
More Intelligently.

Two AI-powered apps that help you cut through the noise — distill what you read, and fact-check what matters. Available as Chrome extensions and iOS Safari apps. Built on Claude AI.

Free to download on Chrome & iOS
🎬 Built-in demo in every app
🎁 Free Packs on email request
News-Distiller — AI News Summarizer
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News Summarizer
🎁 Free to use · Pack on request

News-Distiller

Paste any article and get a concise, structured summary in seconds — plus political lean analysis with a high bar for attribution. Read smarter without reading everything.

  • Executive Summary — the key points, fast
  • Full Report — every detail when you want it
  • Political lean analysis with direct evidence required
  • One-click launch on Chrome · Share Sheet on iOS
  • Built-in demo · Save reports as PDF or text
TruthPrism — AI Fact Checker
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Fact Checker
🎁 Free to use · Pack on request

TruthPrism

Paste any news article URL or text and get a structured analysis of its factual accuracy and contextual completeness — backed by real-time Brave Search and a plain-language explanation of every finding.

  • Factual Score out of 10 — verifies key claims
  • Context Score — flags missing context & framing
  • Real-time Brave Search verification of every claim
  • One-click launch on Chrome · Share Sheet on iOS
  • Built-in demo · Save reports as PDF or text

Both apps share the same foundation

Powered by Claude AI. Available on Chrome and iOS. Both apps are free to use. Each app uses its own access codes — TruthPrism uses Prism Packs, News-Distiller uses Distiller Packs, and they don't cross over. Packs are available free of charge — email paul@pklmedialab.com to request a code. Because each use incurs AI processing costs, codes are distributed on a limited basis.

Free to download
🎬 Built-in demo
🎁 Free Packs on email request
🧩 Chrome extension
📱 iOS Safari app
🤖 Powered by Claude AI
🔍 Brave Search (TruthPrism)
One-click launch on Chrome
💾 Save reports as PDF or text
📡 Live streaming output
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Now on the App Store

Both apps are also available as native iOS Safari apps for iPhone & iPad. Free to download from the App Store.

App Store

Free to download from the App Store. Built-in demo lets you see how each app works before requesting a Pack.

🎁 Packs available free of charge — email paul@pklmedialab.com to request a code for iOS. Because each use incurs AI processing costs, codes are distributed on a limited basis.

TruthPrism for iOS

Fact-check articles directly from Safari's Share Sheet on iPhone or iPad.

📲 Download for iOS

News-Distiller for iOS

Distill articles to executive summaries and full reports from Safari's Share Sheet.

📲 Download for iOS

📬 Both apps are free. Packs are available free of charge — email paul@pklmedialab.com to request a code. Because each use incurs AI processing costs, codes are distributed on a limited basis.

Built by Paul Laikind, PhD

These apps were created by an independent developer and retired biotech entrepreneur with a passion for media literacy — and the belief that good tools to evaluate information should be accessible to everyone.

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