WhatHappened
Shares rank 12 of 16 news outlets by recommenders
People recommend it for keeping up with the kind of discussion shared on Hacker News, with summaries, heat meters and contrarian counterpoints. Critics note that the timestamp shows when a post was summarized, not when it was posted.
People recommend it for keeping up with the kind of discussion shared on Hacker News, with summaries, heat meters and contrarian counterpoints. Critics note that the timestamp shows when a post was summarized, not when it was posted.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 75%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Shows main counterpoint on posts
“love the UX, the heat meter and contrarian detection are very nice ideas.”
Comment from 11 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: WhatHappened – HN summaries, heatmaps, and contrarian picks” “it's actually useful to see what the main counterpoint is on a post”
Comment from 11 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: WhatHappened – HN summaries, heatmaps, and contrarian picks” Good UX and output
“love the UX, the heat meter and contrarian detection are very nice ideas.”
Comment from 11 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: WhatHappened – HN summaries, heatmaps, and contrarian picks” “But I really like the output.”
Comment from 11 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: WhatHappened – HN summaries, heatmaps, and contrarian picks”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
No filtering on tags
“You have tags but no filtering on tags sadly.”
Comment from 11 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: WhatHappened – HN summaries, heatmaps, and contrarian picks”
Other news outlets people recommend
The four most recommended other news outlets, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNN Lite | 34 | 54 | 39% | 12 | — | — |
| The Guardian | 33 | 44 | 43% | 12 | — | — |
| Ars Technica | 32 | 62 | 34% | 9 | 16 yrs6 owners | — |
| text.npr.org | 23 | 1 | 96% | 8 | — | Approved |
| WhatHappenedThis page | 6 | 2 | 75% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“But I really like the output.”
“This site really is a cesspool of American fascism”
“You have tags but no filtering on tags sadly.”
“love the UX, the heat meter and contrarian detection are very nice ideas.”
“The timestamp under each title seems to be the timestamp of when it was summarized and not when it was actually posted on HN.”
“This is perfect for me. I want to stay updated on the same kind of information that is shared here”
“it's actually useful to see what the main counterpoint is on a post”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.