Facts your readers can trust.
Ellie finds facts from reliable sources and shows where each one came from, so readers can trust what you share.
Every team can start free with one interview and one piece.
From the web
At-risk young adults with a mentor are 55% more likely to be enrolled in college.
Strong facts make stories land.
A single number can make a story more convincing, but only if readers can trust it. Story Engine finds facts from reliable sources, shows you exactly where each one came from, and flags numbers in your draft that don’t have a source yet.
A number is only as good as its source.
A strong fact makes a story land. A fact with no source makes readers doubt the rest.
Reliable sources only
Ellie looks to government, universities and research groups, established news, and well-known reports.
Every fact shows its source
You see where each fact came from and when, and you accept it before it counts.
Unsourced numbers get flagged
If a draft has a number with no source, Story Engine asks if you have one.
How research works.
Ask for a fact, or check one
Turn on Research when you ask Ellie for a draft, or highlight a sentence and ask Ellie to find a source.
- Research: on, while Ellie writes
- Highlight a line: Find a source or Is this true?
Ask Ellie
Young people with a mentor are more likely to go to college.
See the source with the fact
Ellie adds the fact to the draft and shows the source and year. If she can’t find a reliable source, she leaves the piece as it is.
- The source and year with every fact
- Only reliable sources
From the web
At-risk young adults with a mentor are 55% more likely to be enrolled in college.
Keep track of every fact
The line under the title shows which facts still need a source and which you’ve accepted.
- Facts that need a source
- Facts you’ve accepted
Facts: 1 needs a source · 1 accepted
Needs a source
Most of our mentees are the first in their family to go to college.
Do you have a source for this?
Included in every plan.
Research with Sources
- Research from reliable sources on the web
- The source and year with every fact
- Find a source for any sentence
- A flag for numbers with no source
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Every team can start free with one interview and one piece.
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Guides to help you start.
Questions about Research with Sources.
What is research with sources?
Research with sources means every fact in your story comes with where it came from. In Story Engine, Ellie looks for facts on the web from reliable sources only, adds the source and year, and you accept each fact before it counts.
How is this different from searching the web myself?
Ellie looks only at reliable sources, brings back each fact with its source and year, adds it to your draft, and keeps track of which facts still need a source.
Where does Ellie find facts?
On the web, from reliable sources only: government, universities and research groups, established news, and well-known nonprofit or industry reports.
What if a number has no source?
Story Engine asks if you have a source, so you can add one or take the number out.
Do we have to use the research?
No. You accept each fact, or remove it from the piece. Always double check sources before you publish.