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: 40,000+

Rating: 3.58 (513) ▼ 1 ratings

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

# 4279 ▼ 37

Other rankings

#248 in News & Weather

#62 in news keyword 31 ▼ 1

#64 in trust keyword 32 ▼ 6

#168 in rating keyword 9 ▼ 3

#178 in label keyword 16 ▼ 10

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Other platforms

NewsGuard (v5.6)

3.37 (242) 2,380+

NewsGuard (v5.6)

4.60 (204) 33,464+

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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

Helps develop critical thinking about misinformation
Provides detailed 'Nutrition Label' for websites
Transparent ratings

Cons

Perceived as biased towards left-wing perspectives
Requires a paid subscription after a trial period
Accusations of partaking in censorship

Most mentioned

Bias or perceived political leanings of the ratings
Subscription or paywall for full access
Usefulness in identifying unreliable news sources

Recent reviews

This extension was great til they started scamming credit card numbers to use it. They're funded by Microsoft and all they're doing by putting it behind a paywall is screwing over the little guy.

B, 2021-01-11

The initiative is very valuable. Still WIP and room for improvement but it's in the right direction!

Marc Elias Andre F Faddoul, 2020-03-20

This is a highly-biased service. It gives MSM high marks across the board. It does NOT allow for the fact that MSM outlets, all the way down to bottom-feeding Buzzfeed and the always-lying Media Matters, can get a story wrong, even on accident (though much is on purpose), and ANYONE calling out those stories will get the bad ratings from NewsGuard. You have to use your own brain, and keep thinking for yourself. Forget using a biased service. It will only lead you astray. Read all the viewpoints for yourself and figure out who is lying to you yourself.

JayeCephus, 2020-03-28

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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.