# Certify-News

> Certify online news

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/certify-news](https://chrome-stats.com/d/certify-news)

## Overview

- **ID:** `certify-news`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Certify
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 13
- **Version:** 3.2.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-15
- **First published:** 2022-03-30
- **Size:** 23 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/certify-news/)
- **Website:** [https://www.certify.community](https://www.certify.community/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/certify-news/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/certify-news/privacy/)

## Description

Certify-News is an innovative Firefox add-on that fights fake news online. It allows users and experts to validate the news they read on social media and the web. Users can share and validate posts, view fact-checking information, and browse validated news from different sources.

## Rankings

- #29,876 — Overall
- #69 — news

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `tabs`
- `scripting`
- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/certify-news)