# Fact Layer

> Fact checking resource to help navigate the internet. Provides contextual information via the toolbar giving a brief explanation of a news/organization and what its bias is.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `fact-layer`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** RatNeurons
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,search-tools,appearance
- **Daily users:** 23
- **Rating:** 3.75 / 5 (4 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.0.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2022-04-10
- **First published:** 2016-12-02
- **Size:** 345 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/fact-layer/)

## Description

Fact Layer is a Firefox add-on that integrates into social networking and news aggregation sites, providing contextual information and bias analysis for news and organizations. It also offers fact checking lookup, information on satire and fake news, and detection of unreliable sources.

## Rankings

- #22,932 — Overall
- #10 — fact
- #151 — fart
- #211 — player

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `storage`
- `*://factlayer.azurewebsites.net/*`
- `webRequest`

### Content script matches

- `*.reddit.com`
- `digg.com`
- `*.fark.com`
- `*.counter.social`
- `*.slashdot.org`
- `slashdot.org`
- `getpocket.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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/fact-layer)