Chrome-Stats extension
FishBarrel
FishBarrel - a quackery reporting tool
What is FishBarrel?
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- http://*/*
- https://*/*
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- activeTab
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Summary
With thousands of misleading health claims on the web and a report to the ASA taking around ten minutes, you likely come across misleading claims all the time but do nothing about them.
FishBarrel is a plugin for Google Chrome that manages the process of making a complaint to a relevant authority so that it takes just a few seconds.
FishBarrel also tracks all text complained about in a central database. When you turn on FishBarrel, any text complained about by other users is automatically highlighted. This helps you avoid time by submitting duplicate complaints.
Finally, FishBarrel can automatically revisit the websites later and check if the claims have been removed.
Watch the demo (full-screen is best), then download it for free below.
User reviews
Dave The Drummer, 2012-11-08
Andy Lewis, 2012-10-23Safety
Risk impact
FishBarrel 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 FishBarrel if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
FishBarrel has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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