Media Bias Fact Check

Show Media Bias / Fact Check ratings for Facebook, Twitter and news websites as you browse

What is Media Bias Fact Check?

"Media Bias Fact Check" is a Chrome extension that helps you stay informed as you browse through your Facebook feed or Twitter. It works by providing credibility and bias ratings for over 3000+ media sources. It also features the new Collapsable News, where users can select to hide certain news categories on their feed, reducing stress from overwhelming content.

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Extension stats

By: Mike Crowe

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 10,000+

Rating: 4.69 (78)

Version: 4.0.2 (Last updated: 2024-02-24)

Creation date: 2019-11-21

Risk impact: Very high risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage
alarms
tabs

Host permissions:

*://facebook.com/*
*://*.facebook.com/*
*://twitter.com/*
*://*.twitter.com/*

Size: 924.67K

Email: dr*****@gmail.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Ranking

# 8028 ▼ 27

Other rankings

#432 in Social Networking ▲ 1 #10 in fact keyword 9 ▲ 4 #45 in media keyword 19 ▲ 1

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Extension summary

Analyze keywords

Be informed as you read your Facebook feed. We are the most comprehensive media bias resource on the internet. There are currently 3000+ media sources listed in our database and growing every day. Don’t be fooled by Fake News sources.

Updated to for the new Facebook layout

We are very excited to announce a new feature: Collapsable News

Click on the "Collapse" section on the left
Choose which news categories to collapse in your feed
Revel in the reduction in stress from your extreme FB friends

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Accurate and reliable news-source analysis
Provides explanations and fact-checking history
Essential tool for identifying misinformation
Intuitive and easy to use
Helps users understand media bias

Cons

Technical issues with the extension disappearing or being corrupted
Perceived leftward bias in ratings
Does not work well on certain platforms (e.g., Facebook, some browsers)
Lacks detailed descriptions in the social media bar
Requires discernment when using ratings

Most mentioned

Provides critically important information
Has technical issues/bugs that affect functionality
Claims of bias, particularly regarding Fox News
Essential for navigating misinformation
Needs improvements in functionality and user interface

Recent reviews

As a retired editor, investigative journalist, technical writer, I rely on Media Bias Fact Check as my primary go to for news-source analysis. I find MB to be accurate and reliable. I also publish this in-depth fact checking compendium: https://cfitampabay.org/a-compendium-offact-finding-sites/

Rick O'Keefe, 2024-09-11

Excellent tool. Been using it as a journalist for over five years. Each rating come with a full explanation, with provided examples and fact-checking history.

Rebecca Spiess, 2024-08-23

I think this tool has an admirable cause, but like most tech it inherently leans left. If you shift all the bias ratings a half or full notch left you're most likely looking at an accurate picture. It's a good tool to get a quick glance but can be quite misleading if not used with discernment. The easiest way to spot this bias is if you do a side by side rundown on presidential candidates, specifically Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump. Under the key policies section one of them has their objective policies, the other has their objective policies plus subjective information thrown in there to discredit said policy. Nonsensical. If you pride yourselves on being the ruler in which to judge bias, examine yourself for said bias.