Fake News Website Detector

Warning of websites which knowingly or unknowingly spread fake news.

What is Fake News Website Detector?

The 'Fake News Website Detector' is a Chrome extension originally developed by history teacher and activist Juraj Smatana. It serves to alert users when they visit websites that are recognized for knowingly or unknowingly distributing fake news. The tool is based on a list of Slovak and Czech websites found at https://www.konspiratori.sk/en. Users are advised to exercise critical thinking and caution when visiting these flagged websites.

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By: radosdesign

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Users: 812 ▼ -3

Rating: 4.39 (54)

Version: 1.0.352 (Last updated: 2024-04-14)

Creation date: 2020-03-15

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

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

Size: 132.10K

Email: ra*****@dodek.sk

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 31793 ▼ 290

Other rankings

#1970 in Social Networking ▲ 3 #160 in news keyword 35 ▲ 1

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Summary

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Warning of websites which knowingly or unknowingly spread fake news. List of Slovak and Czech websites originally created by activist and history teacher Juraj Smatana. Current list is based on https://www.konspiratori.sk/en. When you visit a site from this list you will see a message which asks you to use caution and common sense. You have been warned :-)

Media:

Slovak newspaper "Dennik N": http://goo.gl/R0h2rX
Slovak news website "Tvnoviny.sk": http://goo.gl/BuVELL
Slovak TV station "Markiza": http://goo.gl/MD25rX
Czech news website "Tiscali.cz": http://goo.gl/mT2izL
Czech news website "Eurozpravy.cz": http://goo.gl/CFBLjP

User reviews

User reviews summary

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Helpful for identifying fake news websites
Useful for first-time internet users
Easy to use

Cons

Some users question the flagged sites and the choice of icon
Requests for specific websites to be added

Most mentioned

Useful for first-time internet users
Easy to use
Notable absence of certain flagged sites

Recent reviews

Moc pěkné, kdybych ho našel dříve, ušetřil bych si pár hodin práce s https://kontrolawebu.pridat.eu

Tomáš Martínek, 2020-08-05

Inane extension that for some reason has a hammer and sickle as its icon? None of the flagged sites are anything remotely close to communist. Some domains in the flagged list aren't even registered. Just a silly thing to make.

Alex Munger, 2018-01-26

Add sputnik site from est europe. Please.

Cristian Nedelcu, 2017-12-03

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Safety

Risk impact

Fake News Website Detector is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Fake News Website Detector if you trust the publisher.