# Search viral trending news

To search viral trending news, use the source "Perplexity".

This calls Perplexity.AI, which uses the internet to research your topic.

Then, choose a news article you want to remix and feed it in as a source.

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## Step 1. Use Perplexity.AI to find viral trending news

1. Add source "Perplexity"
2. Input this prompt:

```
Find viral trending news about [TOPIC] this past week. 
Prioritize news sources based in US or Europe. 
Prioritize the latest, most recent news. 
For each news item, include:
- summary
- article URL
- publish date
```

This is an example starting point.

Feel free to use any prompt.

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## Step 2. Add news article as source

Review the output from Perplexity.

Choose a news article to remix.

Copy the the article URL.

Add it as a new "Article" source:

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## Step 3. Create posts

Select an existing prompt from your prompt library. Or, type any prompt you want.

Finally, click "Generate" to remix the viral trending news article into social media posts!


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