Truth Seeker App: The iPhone Tool for Independent Researchers.

Independent research used to require a filing cabinet and a clippings binder. The modern version is a phone, a rolling feed of short-form video, and the knowledge that platform moderation can remove the key piece of evidence before you've even finished watching it. Classified is the notebook built for that reality.

What it does

Classified is a research notebook for iPhone designed for people who take independent research seriously. Its core functions:

• Save videos locally. From TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and X — tap Share → Classified. The video is saved to your device immediately, along with its source URL, creator handle, and timestamp. It remains available even if the original is removed.
• Organize into cases. Group videos, screenshots, notes, and sources into structured cases. Each case holds arguments; each argument holds supporting evidence. Cases can be renamed, re-ordered, and exported.
• Rate source credibility. Mark each source Strong, Interesting, or Weak. Over time, this produces a transparent view of which parts of your case rest on which quality of source.
• Present. Present mode swipes through your arguments one at a time, playing your saved videos inline. Use it to show someone your case without scrolling through a phone camera roll.
• Stay private. No account. No cloud sync. No tracking. No analytics. Your cases never leave your device.

Who it's for

Classified is built for the independent-research audience: people investigating specific conspiracies, journalists building story files, citizen-journalists documenting events, and anyone who has ever lost an important video to a platform takedown. If the pages you read on Bohemian Grove, JFK, Project Blue Beam, or Operation Northwoods look like research you would want to do yourself — on those topics or any others — Classified is built for that.

Why "truth seeker"

The phrase "truth seeker" covers a particular posture: skeptical of official narratives, committed to going deeper than the headline, willing to do the reading. Classified treats that posture with respect. We do not assume the truth is what the platforms amplify, nor do we assume it is what the official story says. We give you the tool to organize your own case from whatever sources you consider worth examining.

How independent researchers use it

Common patterns we see:

• Following a current event. During the 2026 Iran strikes and the Venezuela operation, researchers built real-time cases from on-the-ground footage, official statements, and analyst breakdowns — saving each piece before platform moderation reached it.
• Building a long-form investigation. For topics like the JFK assassination or MH370, where research spans years and source material is scattered across dozens of platforms, Classified lets you build a persistent case that survives platform policy changes.
• Debating and presenting. When the conversation comes up, Present mode lets you walk someone through your argument without fumbling through Camera Roll or showing them an endless Twitter thread.
• Preserving the record. Documentaries like the 2000 Alex Jones Bohemian Grove footage, chemtrail spray videos, and independent Apollo analysis have all been pulled from YouTube at various points. Saved copies survive.

How it compares

• vs. camera roll / saved posts. Platform-saved posts stay on the platform. When content is removed, so is your saved reference. Classified saves the video file locally — it survives takedowns.
• vs. Notion / Obsidian. General note-taking apps store your notes but not the videos themselves. Classified is built around media-first research — the video is the primary object, with notes attached.
• vs. third-party downloaders. Pure download apps get you the file but not the structure. Classified provides downloads plus the case-file workspace to make the saved media useful.
• vs. cloud-based tools. Cloud tools sync across devices but send your research to someone else's servers. Classified stays on your phone. For sensitive research — where the topic itself is the thing you don't want indexed — the privacy difference matters.

Features in detail

Share extension. From any app, tap Share → Classified. The video is saved to your device, along with the URL, creator, caption text, and timestamp. No copy-paste.

Case structure. Each case has a title, an optional description, and any number of arguments. Each argument has a headline and supporting evidence — videos, screenshots, notes, links. Drag to reorder.

Credibility ratings. Three levels: Strong (primary document, confirmed source, named eyewitness), Interesting (credible second-hand, circumstantial but relevant), Weak (hearsay, rumor, unknown provenance). Ratings appear alongside each piece of evidence so you always see the quality distribution.

Present mode. Swipe through arguments full-screen. Videos auto-play. Your case shown, not scrolled. Use it in a conversation, a debate, or a presentation.

Local-first privacy. No account. No cloud. No analytics. Your cases are stored only on your device. If you delete the app, they are gone — because they were never anywhere else.

Who built it

Classified is built by MediaVikings, an independent developer operation. It is not funded by a media company, a government, or a venture-capital firm with an interest in your data. It is made for people who want their research to stay theirs.