Is this real news data?

Yes — real recent headlines indexed by the GDELT Project.

No. GDELT's DOC API is fully key-less.

Can I read the full articles?

This feed shows headline text and source only, not full article bodies.

Yes — free, no download, in your browser.

Does the country shown mean where the story happened?

No. It is the country associated with the source outlet, which can differ from the location of the events discussed.

Why are some headlines in other languages?

GDELT monitors sources in over 100 languages, and headlines are shown as the publisher wrote them, without translation here.

Are these stories checked for accuracy?

No. GDELT is a research index of what outlets publish, not a fact-checking service, so a listed headline is not a verified claim.

Breaking Headlines Wire Screensaver

The Breaking Headlines Wire screensaver streams real recent news headlines from around the world, from the GDELT Project's news index. It is free, runs in your browser, and ESC exits.

How the Breaking Headlines Wire screensaver works

The saver reads a real list of recently-seen news articles from the GDELT Project's API.

Each entry shows a real headline, source domain and source country.

The pipeline refreshes the wire regularly as new articles are indexed.

No key is required for this key-less public endpoint.

What GDELT's news index records

The GDELT Project was created by Kalev Leetaru and describes itself as an open platform for research and analysis of global society. It monitors the world’s news media in print, broadcast and web form, drawing on a very large number of sources from nearly every country in over 100 languages, and its datasets are free to use provided GDELT is cited. The article list behind this display is one slice of that index.

GDELT’s DOC 2.0 API searches a rolling window of the most recent three months of coverage, and its article listings carry a title, the source country, the language and a publication date. The country describes the source, not necessarily where the story takes place, and headlines appear in whatever language the publisher used, which is why you may see non-English text.

GDELT’s purpose is research into how events, places and themes are covered, not reporting the news itself. Its monitoring is automated, so what it lists reflects what its systems can find rather than an editor’s choices. Treat the wire as a stream of what is being published, not a curated or verified front page, and open the original outlet for context.

A worked example

A real headline from a real news domain like a national outlet scrolls past exactly as GDELT indexed it moments earlier.

Settings & tips

Headlines, domains and countries are real GDELT-indexed articles, not generated text.
Accent recolours the ticker text.
Coverage spans real outlets in many languages and countries worldwide.

Frequently asked questions

Is this real news data?: Yes — real recent headlines indexed by the GDELT Project.
Is a key needed?: No. GDELT's DOC API is fully key-less.
Can I read the full articles?: This feed shows headline text and source only, not full article bodies.
Is it free?: Yes — free, no download, in your browser.
Does the country shown mean where the story happened?: No. It is the country associated with the source outlet, which can differ from the location of the events discussed.
Why are some headlines in other languages?: GDELT monitors sources in over 100 languages, and headlines are shown as the publisher wrote them, without translation here.
Are these stories checked for accuracy?: No. GDELT is a research index of what outlets publish, not a fact-checking service, so a listed headline is not a verified claim.

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