diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 251cf8d085..2e095eb43d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -3398,6 +3398,12 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-lpGEQOMEGnpBT4xS48V06zw+HgU=",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "faker": {
+      "version": "4.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/faker/-/faker-4.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-HkW7vsxndLPBlfrSg1EJxtdIzD8=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "fast-deep-equal": {
       "version": "1.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fast-deep-equal/-/fast-deep-equal-1.1.0.tgz",
@@ -7227,6 +7233,12 @@
       "dev": true,
       "optional": true
     },
+    "nanoid": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nanoid/-/nanoid-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-SG2qscLE3iM4C0CNzGrsAojJHSVHMS1J8NnvJ31P1lH8P0hGHOiafmniNJz6w6q7vuoDlV7RdySlJgtqkFEVtQ==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "nanomatch": {
       "version": "1.2.13",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nanomatch/-/nanomatch-1.2.13.tgz",
@@ -8875,6 +8887,15 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-vFwSUfQvqybiICwZY5+DAWIPLKsWO31Q91JSKl3UYv+K5c2QRPzn0qzec6QPu1Qc9eHYItiP3NdJqNVqetYAww==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "shortid": {
+      "version": "2.2.14",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/shortid/-/shortid-2.2.14.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-4UnZgr9gDdA1kaKj/38IiudfC3KHKhDc1zi/HSxd9FQDR0VLwH3/y79tZJLsVYPsJgIjeHjqIWaWVRJUj9qZOQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "nanoid": "^2.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "signal-exit": {
       "version": "3.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/signal-exit/-/signal-exit-3.0.2.tgz",
@@ -8908,6 +8929,12 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-VusCfWW00tzmyy4tMsTUr8nh1wc=",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "slugg": {
+      "version": "1.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/slugg/-/slugg-1.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-51KvIkGvPycURjxd4iXOpHYIdAo=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "smart-buffer": {
       "version": "4.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/smart-buffer/-/smart-buffer-4.0.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 04d585e0d9..419ee70d5c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
     "develop": "npm-run-all -s ensure-env start-develop",
     "ensure-env": "cross-env DEBUG=fcc:* node ./tools/scripts/ensure-env.js",
     "lint": "echo 'Warning: TODO - Define Linting with fixing.'",
-    "seed": "cross-env DEBUG=fcc:* node ./tools/scripts/seed/seedChallenges",
+    "seed": "npm-run-all -p seed:*",
+    "seed:challenges": "cross-env DEBUG=fcc:* node ./tools/scripts/seed/seedChallenges",
+    "seed:news":"cross-env DEBUG=fcc:* node ./tools/scripts/seed/seedNewsArticles",
     "start-develop": "node ./tools/scripts/start-develop.js",
     "pretest": "npm-run-all -s test:lint",
     "test": "npm-run-all -p test:*",
@@ -25,12 +27,15 @@
     "debug": "^4.0.1",
     "dotenv": "^6.0.0",
     "eslint-config-freecodecamp": "^1.1.1",
+    "faker": "^4.1.0",
     "gray-matter": "^4.0.1",
     "jest": "^23.6.0",
     "lerna": "^3.4.0",
     "lodash": "^4.17.11",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.1.3",
     "readdirp-walk": "^1.6.0",
+    "slugg": "^1.2.1",
+    "shortid": "^2.2.14",
     "tree-kill": "^1.2.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/tools/scripts/seed/seedNewsArticles.js b/tools/scripts/seed/seedNewsArticles.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5e4c386d75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/scripts/seed/seedNewsArticles.js
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+const path = require('path');
+require('dotenv').config({ path: path.resolve(__dirname, '../../../.env') });
+const MongoClient = require('mongodb').MongoClient;
+const faker = require('faker');
+const shortId = require('shortid');
+const slugg = require('slugg');
+const { homeLocation } = require('../../../config/env.json');
+const debug = require('debug');
+
+const log = debug('fcc:tools:seedNewsArticles');
+
+const { MONGOHQ_URL } = process.env;
+
+function handleError(err, client) {
+  if (err) {
+    console.error('Oh noes!!');
+    console.error(err);
+    try {
+      client.close();
+    } catch (e) {
+      // no-op
+    } finally {
+      /* eslint-disable-next-line no-process-exit */
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+MongoClient.connect(
+  MONGOHQ_URL,
+  { useNewUrlParser: true },
+  async function(err, client) {
+    handleError(err, client);
+
+    log('Connected successfully to mongo');
+    const db = client.db('freecodecamp');
+    const articleCollection = db.collection('article');
+
+    const articles = stubArticles(200);
+
+    await articleCollection
+      .deleteMany({})
+      .catch(err => handleError(err, client));
+    return articleCollection
+      .insertMany(articles)
+      .then(({ insertedCount }) => {
+        log('inserted %d new articles', insertedCount);
+        client.close();
+      })
+      .catch(err => handleError(err, client));
+  }
+);
+
+function stubArticles(numberOfArticles = 1) {
+  return new Array(numberOfArticles).fill('').map(() => generateArticle());
+}
+
+const sixMonths = 15780000000;
+
+function generateArticle() {
+  const now = Date.now();
+  const id = shortId.generate();
+  const title = faker.lorem.sentence();
+  const paragraphs = faker.random.number(10) || 1;
+  const arrayToLoopOver = new Array(paragraphs).fill('');
+  const fakeDate = faker.date.between(new Date(now - sixMonths), new Date(now));
+  const fakeDateMs = new Date(fakeDate).getTime();
+  return {
+    shortId: id,
+    slugPart: slugg(title),
+    title,
+    author: {
+      name: faker.name.findName(),
+      avatar: faker.internet.avatar(),
+      twitter: 'https://twitter.com/camperbot',
+      bio: faker.lorem.sentence(),
+      username: faker.internet.userName()
+    },
+    featureImage: {
+      src: faker.image.image(2000, 1300),
+      alt: faker.lorem.sentence(),
+      caption: paragraphs >= 5 ? faker.lorem.sentence() : ''
+    },
+    meta: {
+      readTime: paragraphs,
+      refLink: `${homeLocation}/n/${id}`
+    },
+    draft: 'this needs to be fixed',
+    renderableContent: arrayToLoopOver.map(
+      () => `<p>${faker.lorem.paragraph()}</p>`
+    ),
+    published: true,
+    featured: true,
+    underReview: false,
+    viewCount: faker.random.number(90000),
+    firstPublishedDate: fakeDate,
+    createdDate: fakeDate,
+    lastEditedDate: fakeDate,
+    history: [
+      {
+        event: 'created',
+        timestamp: fakeDateMs
+      },
+      {
+        event: 'edited',
+        timestamp: fakeDateMs
+      },
+      {
+        event: 'publish',
+        timestamp: fakeDateMs
+      },
+      {
+        event: 'featured',
+        timestamp: fakeDateMs
+      }
+    ]
+  };
+}