Fake news detector

Name: Fake news detector
Rating: 3.3666666666666667 (30 reviews)
Author: DareDevelopers-giacomofava

This extension marks fake news in the pages you are browsing

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The Fake News Detector Chrome extension helps you identify misinformation while you browse the web. It marks fake news articles in RED and highlights clickbait or probable fake news links in ORANGE, enabling you to discern reliable content from misleading information easily.

Ideal for use on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter as well as any website, it reassesses new content loaded during scrolling to maintain accuracy. With updated website databases, it offers reliable detection to keep your online reading safe and honest.

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By:

DareDevelopers-giacomofava

Users:

796 -5

Rating:

3.37

(30)

Version:

1.2 Last updated: 2017-10-23

Creation date:

2017-10-22

Risk:

Permissions:

activeTab
tabs
https://*/*
http://*/*
*://*/*

Size:

79.62K

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 33,389 ▲ 14

Other rankings

#320 in News & Weather ▲ 2 #104 in news keyword 28 ▲ 11

Other platforms

Fake news detector (v1.2.1)

303 4.00

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User reviews

Users find 'Fake news detector' useful for alerting misleading or clickbait content and appreciate its simple interface and integration with search results. However, many criticize it for biased ratings, particularly against conservative sites, and inaccurate labeling of trustworthy sources. Stability issues like crashes and lack of transparency about its methodology are also concerns. Users desire better correction mechanisms and more comprehensive coverage to improve trust and effectiveness.

Pros

Provides useful alerts on potentially misleading or clickbait content.
Works well on certain websites and Google search results, enhancing user awareness.
Has potential for growth and improvement with the ability to add more sources or customization.
Simple and easy to use as noted by some users.
Helps users get a good heads up about news reliability.

Cons

Bias in detecting fake news, especially marking conservative or right-leaning sites as fake while ignoring others.
Inaccurate classifications labeling trustworthy sites as fake news.
Issues with crashes and stability.
Lack of transparency on assessment methodology and updates or changes in classification.
No user-friendly way to report or correct false ratings once assigned.

Recent reviews

WWWEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLL: It says "Possible Clickbait" on a site that's absolutely true and factual with basically any and every questioned answered along with rock solid evidence, it must work by ----well look I may be stoned but I know there aren't any REALLY quick people actually watching and reading what you type in. ----so yes, algorithm or what deez nuts have you. Only thing is some people will actually believe it is click bait or whatever cool but not cleaver word some programmers taped away from the keyboard and into to the "var/s" Hall of Fame, as it graces the cyber world before ya know it and they see it, and believe lies, against the truth, and not find out for themselves with a trusted and or accredited source or their own eyes and ears. Maybe invent something like...WAAAAA I've GOT IT. Thanks for the idea. Enjoy my rating. #MAGA

He*****, 2018-12-07

Worthless. It detects nothing.

Ri*****, 2017-06-07

only marks conservative news as Fake News, Buzzfeed was unaffected by this

On*****, 2017-04-29

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Fake news detector requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

Fake news detector has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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