Stratalens · Coverage Audit

The rhetoric across a whole beat, mapped and verified.

A Coverage Audit runs PRISM across up to 15 articles on a topic, outlet, or competitor set you define. Every propaganda-technique finding is tied to a verbatim quote from the source — verified back against the text, never invented — and scored 0–10 on the Manipulation Index. One report, delivered within 7 business days.

Not AI slop. Every quote is checked against the source before it ships. The guarantee →

The deliverable

What lands in your inbox

A single, structured report you can read in one sitting and cite in your own work. Built the same way every time, so two audits are directly comparable.

Up to 15 articles, one beat

Up to fifteen pieces on the topic, outlet, or competitor set you name — enough to see a pattern rather than a single data point.

Manipulation Index, 0–10

Every article scored on the same 0–10 scale for persuasive pressure, so you can rank the coverage and track it over time.

Every finding tied to a quote

No hand-waving. Each technique flagged is anchored to a verbatim quote from the source, checked back against the text before it ships. A machine-readable quotes.json ledger — every quote, source URL, and verified flag — is included with the report.

15-technique taxonomy

The same library PRISM uses — loaded language, false dichotomy, appeal to fear, whataboutism, dog whistle, and eleven more — applied consistently.

7 business days

From the moment your intake form lands, the finished report is back with you inside seven business days. No open-ended waiting.

Politically even-handed

The methodology maps techniques, not sides. The same framework runs on left and right sources identically — it flags the mechanism, not the party.

How it's built

The method, start to finish

01

You define the beat

After payment, a short intake form asks for your topic or beat, a date range, and any specific outlets you want covered. That scope drives everything downstream.

02

Sources are pulled and read verbatim

Up to 15 articles matching the scope are collected. Each is analyzed against its actual text — the real words on the page, not a summary recalled from memory.

03

PRISM maps the techniques

Every article runs through the 15-technique taxonomy. Each flagged technique is pinned to the exact quote that triggered it and scored on the 0–10 Manipulation Index.

04

Quotes are verified, not asserted

Every quoted span is checked back against the source. Anything that doesn't match verbatim is flagged or dropped — never smoothed over. This is the step that separates the audit from a chatbot guess.

05

You get the report

A single document: an executive summary, a technique-by-index breakdown, a trend view across the coverage, and the verified-quote cards behind every finding. Yours within 7 business days.

One card from a report

Every finding looks like this

A representative card from a Coverage Audit report. The illustrative example below shows the shape of the output — a score, the finding, the verbatim quote it rests on, and why it counts.

Article 04 / 15 · Cable segment transcript Verified
Manipulation Index High
7/10
The segment frames a routine policy vote as an imminent, existential threat — pressure applied through fear and a forced either/or.
"Make no mistake: if this passes, the country you grew up in will be gone by spring — and the people pushing it know exactly what they're doing."
The phrasing collapses a contestable policy question into a survival choice ("the country … will be gone") and assigns hidden malicious intent ("know exactly what they're doing"), leaving no room for a good-faith opposing read. Both are recognized persuasion mechanics, not neutral description.
Appeal to Fear False Dichotomy Loaded Language

Illustrative sample for layout. Real reports quote the client's actual sourced coverage; every quote shown in a delivered report is verified verbatim against the original article. See a full sample report, every section →

Why trust the output

The opposite of AI slop

Most "AI analysis" is a confident paragraph with nothing underneath it. A Coverage Audit is built so you can check every claim yourself.

Scores pressure, not truth

The Manipulation Index measures persuasive force, not whether a claim is factually right or wrong. The verdict on the facts stays yours — the audit shows you the machinery.

Consistent methodology

The same 15-technique taxonomy and 0–10 scale run on every article and every client — the full method is published on the methodology page. Two reports are directly comparable, and a monitor's months line up over time.

The guarantee

The Checkable-Claim Guarantee

Every finding in a Coverage Audit rests on a verbatim quote you can verify against the source yourself, via the quotes.json ledger in every report. We stake the fee on that.

If any finding in your report rests on a quote that fails verification against its source, that audit is free.

What it covers

Quote-verification failures: a quote printed in your report that does not appear in the source it cites. If any quote fails that check, the audit's full fee is refunded.

What it doesn't

Disagreement with a finding's interpretation, technique call, or score. The analysis is a judgment built on verified quotes; the guarantee covers the quotes being real, not the conclusions being popular.

How to check

Every report ships with quotes.json. Open any entry, follow the source URL, and search for the quote. The same check our pipeline runs before delivery — now in your hands.

Pricing

Two ways to buy

One-off audit
$499
one-time · one report

A single Coverage Audit of a topic or beat you define. The full report, once.

  • up to 15 articles on one topic or beat
  • Manipulation Index scored 0–10 per article
  • Every finding tied to a verified quote
  • Machine-readable quotes.json ledger included
  • Delivered within 7 business days

Checkable-Claim Guarantee. Every finding rests on a verbatim quote verifiable against the source — if any quote fails verification, this audit is free.

Order the one-off — $499

Secure checkout via Stripe. Intake form follows payment.

Head-to-Head Bundle
$799
one-time · two editions + spread

Your coverage and a competitor set, audited by the same method — plus a side-by-side spread comparing the two, technique by technique.

  • Two full editions — your beat + a competitor set
  • Each edition: up to 15 articles, MI-scored 0–10
  • Side-by-side spread: scores compared head to head
  • quotes.json ledgers for both editions

Checkable-Claim Guarantee. Applies to both editions — if any quote fails verification against its source, that audit is free.

Order the bundle — $799

Ordered by email — scope confirmed before any payment.

Add-ons — attach to any audit

Re-Audit Delta

A re-run of your original audit scope on fresh coverage — typically ~90 days on — plus a delta page showing exactly what moved since the first report, score by score.

$299
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Redline Annex

The three highest-pressure passages from your audit, rewritten at lower manipulation — before/after, annotated, de-escalation direction only.

+$150
Add by email →

Already paid and need the intake form? Open the intake form →
Questions before you buy? Email [email protected].

Questions

Before you order

What exactly do I get for $499?
A single report covering up to 15 articles on one topic or beat you define. Each article is scored 0–10 on the Manipulation Index, and every technique finding is tied to a verbatim quote from the source, verified against the original text — quotes.json ledger included. Delivered within 7 business days of your intake form.
How is this different from just asking a chatbot?
A chatbot recalls what it thinks a source says. A Coverage Audit reads the real article text, quotes it verbatim, and verifies every quote back against the source before it ships — unmatched quotes are flagged, not hidden. You get citations you can check, not a confident paragraph with nothing underneath it.
What does the Checkable-Claim Guarantee cover, exactly?
In one line: if any quote in your delivered report fails verification against its source, that audit is free — full scope and terms in the guarantee section.
Is the analysis politically neutral?
The methodology maps techniques, not sides. The same 15-technique framework runs identically on left and right sources. It flags the persuasion mechanism — loaded language, false dichotomy, appeal to fear — regardless of who is using it.
What's the difference between the one-off and the monitor?
The one-off ($499) is a single report, once. The monitor ($299/mo) delivers a fresh audit of your beat every month with trend lines that track how the coverage shifts over time. The monitor is for a beat you need to watch continuously; the one-off is for a specific question you need answered now.
What happens right after I pay?
You'll get a short intake form asking for your topic or beat, a date range, and any specific outlets. Once that lands, the clock starts and your report is back within 7 business days. You can open the intake form here.
Can I cancel the monitor?
Yes — cancel anytime, no questions asked. The monitor is a standard monthly Stripe subscription. Access to that month's report continues through the period you've paid for.

Stop guessing at the coverage. Map it.

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