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Many users are attracted to social media sites such as TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube to share stories.
However, people are complaining more and more about bugs and AI slop messing up their feed. Concerns about trust have also increased especially when we think about charges against Meta related to harming young people and concerns about the ownership of American TikTok. (Trust in traditional news outlets has eroded: a Pew Research study from October found that 56% of US adults (to say that they have a lot of confidence or trust in the national media.)
Log in Say Soa new program of short films designed to present selected stories from well-known producers and independent journalists. It was started for iOS users in the US and Canada this month after a private beta that began in November.
The app aims to set itself apart from other platforms by providing content that is intentional and personal that avoids endless scrolling.
One of SaySo’s most popular features is the Daily Digest. After creating a profile, users can choose interesting topics such as politics, development, public health, or crime, and the app will save videos for them every day. This appointment refreshes every 20 hours.
To explore more themes, there is an Explore page where users can find content from different developers. SaySo also includes features such as the ability to follow others, like, save, comment, and share.
In particular, SaySo requires creators to include sources of information directly within their videos, in order to build trust with users. The app also combines human and AI controls and source verification to ensure the integrity of the content.
“Content doesn’t publish itself,” Dion Bailey, co-founder and CTO, explains to TechCrunch. “Everything goes through a thin line, so a lot of problems are caught before they reach the reader. If something is skipped and flagged, we investigate, talk directly with the producer, and take it down if it passes.”
In addition, SaySo is developing a “group posts” feature, allowing users to participate in their feedback through a crowdsourced fact-checking system. X and TikTok.
At its inception, SaySo had about 30 producers. Among them is Nico Agosta, who first became known for his “Stocking the Capitol” video, where he went into the finances of members of the US Congress. There is also Dr. Victoria, who focuses on issues related to racial justice and social change, and Isabel Ravenna, a freelance journalist with columns in places like National Geographic.
When it comes to paying creators, Ramin Beheshti, CEO of SaySo and co-founder, says that “many (creators) have come as founders and are receiving initial funding on the first day. In the coming months, we will be working on all the ways to make money, and when the money comes out, most of it will go directly to the creators.” He declined to elaborate on how the money would be spent or how the money would be distributed.
Beheshti previously served as head of marketing and technology at Dow Jones.
SaySo is the flagship program of Caliber, formerly known as The News Movement, which was launched in 2022 and rebranded in 2025 to focus on long-form journalism.
“We wanted to create a new kind of content that helps people, rather than just adding to what we’re already familiar with,” says Beheshti. “Combine this with what Caliber has taught us about creators and the evolution of modern video, and we believe we’ve opened up something truly unique.”
Looking ahead, the company plans to launch SaySo in the UK this summer, and expand to additional markets this year and 2027.