# Make sense of any news story from every angle in one click

> It reads the page with you, then goes and checks what everyone else is saying.

Open a news story in the free Comet browser and ask its assistant how other outlets cover it. You get a calm, plain-English explainer for your newsletter or clients.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/comet-explain-any-news-story/
- Category: Make smarter decisions
- Made for: Coaches, Consultants, Creators, Everyone
- Works in: Perplexity
- Time: About 5 minutes
- Effort: Just copy and paste
- Note: Comet and its sidebar assistant are free on Mac, Windows, iOS and Android. Paid Perplexity plans add more capacity.

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
Help me understand the story on this page. First, summarize it in 5 plain-English bullets. Then compare how at least [NUMBER OF OUTLETS, e.g. 3] other outlets are covering the same story: where they agree, where they differ, and any facts only one outlet reports. Flag anything that reads like opinion presented as fact. Finally, write a [WORD COUNT, e.g. 150]-word explainer I could share with my [YOUR AUDIENCE, e.g. newsletter readers], who are [WHO THEY ARE, e.g. small business owners], in a calm, neutral tone, with links to the sources. Don't add your own predictions or advice.
```

## Step by step

1. Download Comet from perplexity.ai/comet and open the story you want to understand.
2. Open the Comet Assistant in the sidebar.
3. Paste the prompt below.
4. Click through the cited sources before you share anything.

## What you'll get

A quick summary, a side-by-side of how outlets differ, and a neutral, shareable explainer with sources.

## Good to know

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in Perplexity. On this page, one tap copies the prompt and opens the app, so you just paste. Comet and its sidebar assistant are free on Mac, Windows, iOS and Android. Paid Perplexity plans add more capacity.

**How long does it take?** About 5 minutes. It's rated "Just copy and paste". There are 4 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** Just your details for 4 blanks: number of outlets, word count, your audience and who they are. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

**What will I get back?** A quick summary, a side-by-side of how outlets differ, and a neutral, shareable explainer with sources.

Idea spotted on the official docs, shared by Perplexity: https://www.perplexity.ai/comet. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

Ready-made skills in the Solo Creators AI Studio (https://thesolocreators.com/studio/) that fit this: Board of Advisors (Convene seven AI advisors who debate your decision, vote, and hand back a stress-tested verdict); Fact Checker (Every quote, number, date, and link in your draft checked against its real source, with the fixes handed back as tracked changes you accept or reject).

From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.