New York, NY (PinionNewswire) — Geo today launched Geo Debates, the first consumer product from Geo, an open knowledge network founded by Yaniv Tal. The platform takes the format the internet already argues in — short-form video — and rebuilds it for people who actually want to get somewhere. What the format has lacked is an aftermath: short-form arguments tend to end with no record of who said what, and no way to go back and check.

Timed Turns in a Split-Screen Feed

Every debate starts from a single claim. Two people who genuinely disagree take opposite sides, get matched, and argue it out one on one on video in timed, alternating turns. While one participant holds the floor, the other's microphone is switched off, so nobody talks over anyone. The finished debate is published as a split-screen clip with subtitles into a vertical feed — closer to Reddit meets TikTok than a debate stage. Anyone can watch it back, vote on who made the stronger case, and open the individual claims each person made to see what sits behind them.

Claims Filed Into a Knowledge Graph

Two design choices set the product apart. First, users cannot argue a side they have not taken: to become available on a claim, they must record their own position first, and Geo only ever matches them against someone who disagrees. Second, when a debate ends, it does not simply vanish into content. Every claim each participant makes is pulled out, attributed to whoever said it, and filed into Geo's knowledge graph as a new claim that others can challenge in turn, forming an open, queryable record. The argument leaves a record instead of a mess. The indexing instinct follows Tal from his previous venture: The Graph, which he co-founded before Geo, organizes blockchain data it can be queried — at Geo, the material being organized is what people claimed, attributed to the person who said it.

From Crypto to Politics

The topics reflect whatever people are actually arguing about. Early debates range from crypto and markets — including a well-watched exchange on whether Bitcoin is a better store of value than gold — to AI and accountability, politics, and culture. New debates from academics, creators, and subject-matter experts are being added continuously.

“Online, the best arguments usually vanish into the feed by the next day. We built Geo Debates so they don't,” said Yaniv Tal, founder of Geo. “You get a turn, you get a clock, and what is left when it is over is not a thread full of noise, it is a record you can actually go back to, claim by claim, made by people who had to stand behind exactly what they said.”

No Arbiter of Truth

Geo does not decide who is right. Viewers vote on who argued better, and claims are sorted as factual or opinion, but nothing on the platform adjudicates whether a claim is true. The company structures the disagreement, attaches it to accountable people, and leaves the judgment where it belongs. As the platform grows, the graph is the piece to watch: each new debate adds more attributed, challengeable claims that any user can open and inspect.

Geo Debates is live to all users today at

About Geo

Geo is building an open knowledge network for people and AI, in which knowledge is organized with its sources, provenance, and the reasoning behind it kept visible. Geo Debates is its first consumer product. Geo was founded by Yaniv Tal, who previously co-founded The Graph.

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