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Poliscope — Sentiment Monitoring & Analysis

Separating signal
from noise.

Poliscope, Polity Nova's first product, tracks sentiment and narrative shifts across conflict zones, contested elections, and information operations — giving analysts, journalists, and field teams the early-warning clarity that once required an intelligence budget.

Daily feed · Pilot dashboard · Custom terminal

The problem

Verification can't keep up with velocity.

During a crisis, the loudest version of events usually wins — not the most accurate one. Poliscope was built by a field researcher tired of that, who built a faster way through it.

That kind of clarity used to require a clearance, or a seat on a trading desk. Our bet: anyone trying to make sense of a crisis deserves the same tools.

In practice

An unverified report surfaces on Telegram at 06:14. Within five minutes, Poliscope has traced it across 17 accounts, flagged two contradicting wire dispatches, and updated the narrative-pressure index for that region — before the first outlet publishes.

How it works

Raw signal in. Clarity out.

Everything being said about a situation, restructured into what an analyst is trained to look for.

ResearchLong-form analysis and academic sourcing
MediaWire services and front pages, as they publish
SocialsPublic sentiment, in real time
OfficialGovernment and institutional statements
RumoursUnverified claims, flagged as such
NarrativesHow the story is being framed
SignalsWhat's moving, and how fast
NetworkWho's amplifying what, and why
AnalysisYour call, backed by the evidence
Inside Poliscope

What an analyst actually sees.

Every item geolocated, sourced, and timestamped.

Poliscope terminal showing a map view of geolocated news items, source tabs for Research, Media, Socials, Official, Rumours, Narratives, Signals, Network, and Analysis, and a selected item with sourcing detail.

The map — every claim, placed and timestamped

Underneath the map is a live graph of who's actually shaping the story.

Poliscope Network map showing a social graph of countries, governments, media outlets, and research institutions involved in a story.

The network — who's amplifying what, and from where

Beneath both: a rumour-pressure index, a narrative tracker, and trend analysis across regions — built to expand as the terminal does.

Who it's for

Intelligence-grade analysis, opened up.

The kind of tooling once reserved for government intelligence units and hedge fund research desks — now built for field researchers, analysts, and journalists who need it most.

Field organizations

NGOs & field teams

Situational awareness for teams working in contested areas, without building an intelligence unit from scratch.

Research

Think tanks & analysts

Faster, sourced material for the reports that actually need to ship on time.

Press

Newsrooms & investigative teams

A verification layer that fits into a daily filing schedule.

Access

Poliscope is in early access.

We don't think serious analysis should require a government contract. Building toward a fully configurable terminal — two ways in, while we get there.

For individuals
$10 / month
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