# Check

> Check, developed by Meedan, is a platform for collaborative verification of digital media. The Check project has worked to build online tools to improve the investigative quality of citizen journalism and help limit the rapid spread of rumors online.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `check`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Meedan
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 13
- **Rating:** 3.86 / 5 (7 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.5.13
- **Last updated:** 2022-09-27
- **First published:** 2017-09-21
- **Size:** 487 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/check/)
- **Website:** [https://meedan.com/check](https://meedan.com/check)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/check/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/check/privacy/)

## Description

Check is a Firefox add-on developed by Meedan that enables collaborative verification of digital media. It allows users to quickly add media items for investigation, answer tasks, and streamline the fact-checking process. It is an effective tool to improve investigative quality and combat the rapid spread of rumors and misinformation online.

## Rankings

- #29,187 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `contextMenus`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- 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/check)