Inspector

Inspector helps verify the reliability of news sources while surfing the internet.
What is Inspector?
Inspector is a Chrome extension that helps users verify the reliability of news sources while browsing the web. It uses machine learning and a pre-compiled list of known sources to identify suspicious webpages and articles. Users can check if a webpage falls under categories like trusted, fake, biased, conspiracy, and more. It also provides a trust score for article text and suggests related articles for reference. Please note that this extension is meant to be used as a guideline, and the determination of a news source's trustworthiness ultimately relies on user judgement.

Extension stats

Users: 41
Version: 1.0.0 (Last updated: 2020-05-08)
Creation date: 2020-05-05
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • tabs
  • https://us-central1-inspector-project.cloudfunctions.net/handler
Size: 713.73K

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Extension summary

Stay informed while browsing the web! Inspector helps identify suspicious webpages and articles using machine learning and a professionally pre-compiled list of known sources that are labeled as the following:

Trusted Fake Satire Biased Conspiracy Junk Science Hate Clickbait

After clicking on the Inspector lock, the extension will process the article webpage and check to see if the link is on our compiled list of sources. If it is, then a new window will appear revealing the which class the webpage falls under. If not found, then Inspector will use a machine learning model to present a score from 0-1 for how trusted the article text is, and will present supplementary articles that may relate to the news article in question for you to reference.

Disclaimer Please note that this extension is meant to be used as a guideline! At the end of the day it is up to your judgement to decide whether a news sources is trustworthy or not.

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Inspector requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Inspector has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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