Ground News - Bias Checker

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"Ground News - Bias Checker" is a Chrome extension that enhances your reading by showing how over 50,000 worldwide news outlets report on the same story. It reveals bias and factuality ratings of sources, allows article saving for later reading, and helps you uncover media bias in your social media feeds. Developed by a former NASA engineer, this tool empowers readers to think critically about the news they consume, providing context for informed decision-making.

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Extension stats

By: https://ground.news

Users: 40,000+

10.00K

Rating: 4.06

(54)

0.02

Version: 3.2.0 (Last updated: 2025-01-15)

Creation date: 2020-09-06

Permissions:

tabs
storage

Host permissions:

https://extension.ground.news/*
https://production.checkitt.news/api/*

Size: 529.41K

Email: fe*****@ground.news

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 4,235 ▲ 825

Other rankings

#63 in News & Weather ▲ 1

#8 in news keyword 33 ▼ 1

#127 in article keyword 25

#143 in story keyword 10 ▼ 1

#146 in compare keyword 8 ▼ 4

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Other platforms

Not available on Android

Ground News Bias Checker (v3.2.0)

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Ground News - Bias Checker (v3.1.1)

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Helps to identify and understand bias in news sources
Excellent communication and support from the small team behind the extension
Convenient for comparing news coverage from different outlets
Useful tool for gaining a broader perspective on news stories
Interesting feature of tracking political alignment of websites

Cons

Extension often fails to work on major news sites
Many users report issues with subscription cancellation and customer service
The extension appears to show notifications on inappropriate sites
Lack of local perspective for users outside the US
User interface can be overwhelming with too much information

Most mentioned

Doesn't work on major news sites (e.g., BBC, NY Times)
Issues with subscription management and customer service
Desire for functionality to disable the extension on specific websites
Need for local perspectives and biases to be considered
Overall good idea, but needs significant improvement in execution

User reviews

Absolutely love Ground News and what they're doing, I'm so glad they exist to advertise to people who might not regularly even consider what they're reading may be biased. Keep up the great work 🥲

Joshua Salles (omghax), 2025-02-24

The Extension doesn't seem to cover any of the news sites I actually use. Now they won't let me cancel subscription I don't want, Complete waste of money.

Admin Seedsgalore, 2024-12-04

Got locked into a subscription with them that I really don't want or need, customer service was pretty rude, prefer mediabiasfactcheck it's free, and community run will just stick with them in future.

R G, 2024-11-30

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Ground News - Bias Checker requires a few sensitive permissions. 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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