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Ground News - Bias Checker Chrome Extension

"Ground News - Bias Checker" is a Chrome extension that helps users analyze news articles. It shows how over 50,000 news outlets report on stories, reveals bias and factuality ratings of sources, integrates with social media for deeper insights, and allows for easy article saving and citation generation. Developed by a former NASA engineer, it aims to foster critical thinking about news consumption by providing context and diverse perspectives.

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Extension stats

By: https://ground.news

Users: 30,000+

Rating: 4.02

(52)

Version: 3.1.2 (Last updated: 2024-11-30)

Creation date: 2020-09-06

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

tabs
storage

Host permissions:

https://extension.ground.news/*

Size: 1.20M

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 4,626 ▲ 87

Other rankings

#67 in News & Weather

#7 in news keyword 84 ▲ 2

#108 in compare keyword 13 ▲ 5

#177 in story keyword 86 ▼ 7

#182 in article keyword 75 ▼ 4

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Other platforms

Not available on Android

Ground News Bias Checker (v3.1)

3.25

(28) 3,921+

Ground News - Bias Checker (v3.1.1)

3.80

(5) 9,363+

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Extension summary

Analyze keywords

Get a second opinion on the news you’re reading.

Whenever you come across a news article online, the Ground News Bias Checker shows you which news outlets are reporting on that story so you can easily compare coverage and make sure you’re seeing the full picture.

The Ground News Bias Checker can:

Instantly show you how 50,000+ worldwide news outlets are reporting on the same story. Easily compare related articles from different publishers to verify information.
Reveal bias and factuality ratings for news sources reporting on a story. Quickly see whether a story is receiving balanced coverage, or if it's mostly being reported on by news sources at the extremes of the political spectrum.
Integrate with your personal social media accounts, including Facebook and Reddit, to uncover media bias hidden in your newsfeeds.
Save articles to read later and automatically generate in-text citations to support your research.

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 check political alignment and bias of news sources
Convenient for comparing news sources
Outstanding communication from the small team
Interesting to see who else is reporting on a story
Good for understanding media content and bias

Cons

Extension often fails to activate on major news websites
Does not provide an option to disable on specific websites
Customer service complaints regarding subscription issues
Problems with display on existing website designs
Inconsistent performance across different browsers

Most mentioned

Doesn't work on major news outlets like BBC and NYTimes
Subscription issues with customer service
Extension interrupts browsing experience
Request for blacklist/whitelist function
Desire for improved user interface

User reviews

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.