NewsGuard

NewsGuard's ratings shields and labels help users know which news and information websites to trust.

What is NewsGuard?

NewsGuard is a Chrome extension designed to aid users in making informed decisions about which news sources to trust. It showcases ratings, scores, and comprehensive Nutrition Labels for websites prominently in search engines and social media platforms. These ratings cover a vast majority of news websites, accounting for 95% of online engagement. Each site is rated based on nine journalistic criteria by a team of professional journalists. The scores also include a trust score between 0-100, an overall rating, and a Nutrition Label report, giving details about the site's credibility, transparency, and history.

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By: https://newsguardtech.com

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Users: 30,000+

Rating: 3.59 (516)

Version: 5.6 (Last updated: 2023-11-28)

Creation date: 2020-06-15

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

tabs
storage
https://*/
nativeMessaging

Size: 1.69M

Email: se*****@newsguardtech.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 4404 ▼ 3

Other rankings

#274 in News & Weather ▼ 1

#42 in news keyword 22 ▲ 1

#50 in trust keyword 30 ▲ 2

#146 in rating keyword 5 ▲ 1

#156 in label keyword 12 ▲ 1

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Other platforms

NewsGuard (v5.6)

3.37 (241) 2,147+

NewsGuard (v5.6)

4.60 (199) 29,873+

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Summary

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NewsGuard's reliability ratings for news and information sources help users make decisions about which news sources to trust—and avoid misinformation and disinformation.

Our ratings, scores, and Nutrition Labels for websites are displayed next to links on search engines and social media platforms and cover all the news websites accounting for 95% of online engagement.

Ratings are conducted by a team of experienced journalists using nine basic, apolitical journalistic criteria. Each site receives a trust score of 0-100, an overall rating level ranging from “High Credibility” to “Proceed with Caution,” and a thorough Nutrition Label report detailing the site’s ownership and financing, content, credibility practices, transparency practices, and history.

NewsGuard is for personal use only. Any commercial, research, or other non-personal use of NewsGuard is strictly prohibited by our Terms of Service: https://www.newsguardtech.com/terms-of-service/

User reviews

User reviews summary

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

Useful for developing a critical eye around misinformation
Transparent ratings
Detailed 'Nutrition Label' for a given website

Cons

Subscription required for access
Biased ratings
Unreliable and compromised service

Most mentioned

Left-wing bias
Requires subscription
Unreliable ratings

Recent reviews

Joshua Purvis, 2024-07-14

Gary B. Larson, 2024-07-08

ZERO STARS, BIAS FAR LEFT LEANING PROPAGANDIST PUSHER WITH A PAYWALL! NO THANK YOU.

CommandrX, 2024-06-23

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Safety

Risk impact

NewsGuard is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install NewsGuard if you trust the publisher.