StoryTracer

Finds the source of original reporting in a story

What is StoryTracer?

StoryTracer is a Chrome extension that identifies the source information behind web pages by analyzing their links. It helps users find the original reporting in a story by providing a popup notification if a likely source is detected. Powered by the ground-truth node library.

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By: gautamhathi

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Users: 138 ▲ 7

Version: 0.1.4 (Last updated: 2017-11-06)

Creation date: 2017-11-05

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

http://*/
https://*/

Size: 862.21K

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 59050 ▲ 386

Other rankings

#437 in News & Weather ▲ 9 #102 in identify keyword 51

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Not available on Firefox

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Summary

Analyze keywords

StoryTracer identifies the source information that web pages are based upon. When you navigate to a webpage with Story Tracer added to Chrome, StoryTracer will try to identify the source behind the webpage by looking at the links on the page. If a likely source is identified, a popup will appear indicating that the page you are on might be based on content from another page. StoryTracer uses the ground-truth node library.

Safety

Risk impact

StoryTracer may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.