Ground News Bias Checker

Name: Ground News Bias Checker
Rating: 3.0938 (32 reviews)
Author: Ground News

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The Ground News Bias Checker is a powerful Chrome extension designed to help users identify media bias while reading news articles online. By overlaying political bias data directly onto your social media feeds and news stories, it reveals how stories are covered across the left, center, and right political spectrum. With access to over 50,000 news sources, users can compare multiple perspectives with just one click, gaining a more balanced understanding of current events.

Developed with insights from journalists and a former NASA engineer, this user-friendly tool integrates seamlessly into your daily internet routine on desktop and mobile platforms. It's an essential extension for anyone seeking to navigate the complex media landscape, fight biased news, and foster a more informed, balanced news consumption habit.

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Version:

3.2.1 Last updated: 2025-03-31

Version code:

5921434

Creation date:

2020-08-22

Risk:

Permissions:

tabs
storage

Host permissions:

https://extension.ground.news/*
https://production.checkitt.news/api/*

Size:

523.10KB

Email:

fe*****@ground.news

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Data ingested on:

2025-07-12

Ranking

# 1,193 ▲ 7

Other rankings

#26 in Alerts & Updates

#56 in Feeds, News & Blogging ▲ 1

#8 in news keyword 27

#11 in checker keyword 59

#18 in spell checker keyword 47

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Ground News - Bias Checker (v3.2.1)

40,000 3.98

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Ground News - Bias Checker (v3.1.1)

11,866 2.80

(13)

User reviews

Pros

Great concept and useful idea
Neutral perspective in times of media bias
Useful tool for identifying news source bias

Cons

Causes formatting issues on various websites
High CPU usage leading to browser performance problems
Serious privacy concerns regarding data collection and browsing history access
Buggy performance affecting user experience

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Risk impact

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Ground News Bias Checker requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Ground News Bias Checker is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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