PolitiGauge

PolitiGauge

Discover the political leanings of any online article.

What is PolitiGauge?
PolitiGauge is a Chrome extension that accurately determines the political bias of any online article. It employs advanced AI models and data from AllSides.com and MediaBiasFactCheck.com to provide users with reliable information about the leanings of news sources.
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Stats
This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2023-11-18
By: Unknown
Users: 2
Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2019-05-14)
Creation date: 2019-05-09
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • declarativeContent
  • storage
  • https://ajax.googleapis.com/
  • https://*/
  • http://*/
Size: 303.10K
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Summary

We run textual analysis through a Recurrent Neural Network and a KVM model and combine our output with balanced data from AllSides.com and MediaBiasFactCheck.com to get you an accurate bias gauge of any given online article.

Safety
Risk impact

PolitiGauge 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 PolitiGauge if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

PolitiGauge may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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