How It Works

Most comment sections sit at the bottom of the page. Ours attach to the sentence you are actually reading.

Every story on The Data Commenter links to the original source. What is different is the comment layer: inline notes and suggested edits, anchored to the exact text they refer to — not a box at the bottom of the page.

Watch the walkthrough below (captions on). Then open any article, highlight a sentence, and try it yourself.

One-minute walkthrough

One workflow: highlight a claim, add a margin note, or suggest a correction — all anchored to the text.

Captions on by default — most viewers watch without sound.

What you will see

  1. The problem — comments detached from the claim
  2. Highlight text → Add Note (margin comment on that passage)
  3. Highlight text → Suggest Edit (propose a factual correction)
  4. One next step — try it on any article

Quick reference

  • Add Note — Highlight text → Add Note → write your margin comment.
  • Suggest Edit — Highlight text → Suggest Edit → propose a correction with context.
  • Log in — Notes and edits require an account so we can moderate responsibly.
Read an article and try it

First visit? Add ?tour=1 to any page to replay the welcome tour.