Refract — Split the Light

BREAKING — Peru's Congress votes on civil union bill for the third time this session US Supreme Court hears arguments on transgender healthcare protections Lima mayor announces public health reforms — LGBTQ+ clinics excluded from funding BREAKING — Peru's Congress votes on civil union bill for the third time this session US Supreme Court hears arguments on transgender healthcare protections Lima mayor announces public health reforms — LGBTQ+ clinics excluded from funding

Lima, Peru · Est. 2026 · Bilingual · Fact-checked

You're being misled. We can show you how.

Behind every headline is a spectrum of context, power, and truth that most outlets never bother to show you. We split the light.

LGBTQ+ Rights Peru & Latin America US Politics Fact-Check

Why Refract exists

Most news doesn't lie outright. They just show you one of the angles of the light. Refract breaks these stories down into their true components, so young people can stay informed of the truth more easily.

Mission

To improve media literacy in young adults by delivering fact-checked, clearly explained journalism and advocate for the people who don't have the chance to do so.

Vision

A generation where people aren't threatened by just expressing who they truly are, and where everyone reads critically and understands what's behind every headline.

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Radical Clarity

No jargon. No filler. Every story explained as clearly as possible without losing the complexity that matters.

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Verified Always

Nothing is published without a source. We show our work so readers can verify it themselves.

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Stories That Get Ignored

LGBTQ+ rights. Latin American politics. The stories mainstream outlets treat as footnotes are our front page.

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Built for the Feed

Journalism designed for how young people actually consume information — without dumbing it down.

What we cover

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Peru & Latin America

Political developments, LGBTQ+ legislation, healthcare policy, and stories that don't reach international media.

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US Politics & Policy

Fact-checked breakdowns of US political news for a global audience. Focus on policy impact over political drama.

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LGBTQ+ Rights

Legal developments, healthcare access, science, and community stories. The beat no major Peruvian outlet covers with rigour.

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Science & Media Literacy

Explaining research, debunking viral misinformation, and teaching audiences how to verify information themselves.

The Refract Manifesto

Light looks white until you refract it. Then you see everything it was hiding.

The news works the same way. A headline is just one wavelength. Behind it is a spectrum of context, power, history, and truth that most outlets never bother to show you — because it's easier, faster, and more profitable not to.

We're not here to be faster. We're here to be clearer.

Refract exists because the stories that get told in shorthand are usually the ones that matter most. LGBTQ+ rights reduced to culture war. Latin American politics covered only when it's catastrophic. Science explained badly until people stop trusting it.

We split the light. We show you what's inside it. And we trust you to decide what to do with what you see.

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Editorial Standards

Every claim must have at least one primary source — an official document, peer-reviewed study, government record, or direct named quote. Secondary sources corroborate only; never the sole basis for a claim.

Fact-check verdicts: Confirmed — accurate as stated. Misleading — true but missing context that changes the meaning. False — factually incorrect.

Refract accepts no advertising, no sponsored content, and is not influenced by any organisation, government, political party, or donor.

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Corrections Policy

When we get something wrong, we fix it — transparently and promptly. Corrections appear at the top of the article with the date. We never silently edit errors.

To submit a correction, email refractnews1@gmail.com. We respond within 48 hours.

CORRECTIONS LOG — No corrections issued as of March 2026.

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Contact

Editorial & tips —
refractnews1@gmail.com

Corrections —
cristobaldeasin1@gmail.com

Social —
@refract.news on Instagram & TikTok

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