FirstDraftNewsCheck

First Draft NewsCheck is an interactive version of First Draft’s Visual Verification Guide for Images and Videos

What is FirstDraftNewsCheck?

FirstDraftNewsCheck is an innovative Chrome extension that enables the user to verify the originality and credibility of images and videos on the web. It initiates a guided checklist, prompting the user to investigate the origin, creator, time and location of the content. Last but not least, the extension subsequently calculates a verification score and generates a user-friendly button that can be embedded on any website. Sponsored by the Shuttleworth Foundation and developed by Claire Wardle of First Draft News and Gilad Penn.

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Users: 1,000+

Rating: 5.00 (3)

Version: 0.5.3 (Last updated: 2017-01-22)

Creation date: 2017-01-22

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

notifications

Size: 349.18K

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 27570 ▼ 96

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#7465 in Tools ▼ 92

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Summary

Analyze keywords

The extension allows you to have an image or video open in your browser and then work through a checklist that prompts you to investigate:

if you are looking at an original piece of content
how confident you are about who created the content
how confident you are about when the content was captured
how confident you are about where the content was captured.

The extension calculates a verification score and creates a button that can be embedded on your website. The app was funded by the Shuttleworth Foundation and built by Claire Wardle of First Draft News and Gilad Penn. Find us at Firstdraftnews.com

Safety

Risk impact

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