Trace how information flows through the internet. Find where ideas come from, who amplifies them, and how narratives spread.
Trace a claim back to its earliest recorded use — who said it first, who amplified it, how the wording changed on the way, with a dated, linked receipt on every hop.
e.g. “carrots improve your eyesight” — finds who said it first and who amplified it, with a dated receipt on every hop. Not traced yet? One click to request (~5–10 min).
Map one event into the competing framings forming around it — what each emphasizes, what it leaves out, and who carries it.
e.g. “the Cyclospora food recall” — shows the competing framings forming around one event and who carries each. Not mapped yet? One click to request (~5–10 min).
Politics gets the same treatment as folk claims like this one. Trace your own claim with the search box above, or browse every published trace →
Every trace page has an “Add what we missed” form: add a use we missed, suggest a correction to a role, date, or attribution — or move an origin earlier than we found it. Approved contributions publish on the trace itself, credited to you.
Find a trace to contribute to → Not traced yet? Request it above, then add what you know ↑