Bias Finder

Find the bias of any news site you go to!

Bias Finder: Identify Political Bias in News Sites

Bias Finder is a useful Chrome extension designed to present the political bias of different news sites. It provides an indication of a site’s left, right, or center bias without judging the source's trustworthiness. It helps to foster critical thinking and balanced comprehension by enabling users to consider the spectrum of perspectives on any news event. The tool, powered by AllSides, aims to enhance user awareness about how biases shape news narratives, and enrich their understanding of global events.

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Extension stats

By: Unlocked

Users: 1,000+

-1,000

Rating: 4.47

(19)

Version: 1.4.1 (Last updated: 2023-12-30)

Creation date: 2019-10-10

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

tabs
activeTab

Host permissions:

*://www.allsides.com/*

Size: 59.82K

Email: th*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 23,283 ▼ 4,030

Other rankings

#101 in News & Weather ▼ 4 #48 in finder keyword 25 ▼ 2

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Bias Finder (v1.3.4)

3.17

(6) 98

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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When reading the news, it can be easy to get trapped into thinking there's only one viable perspective. In reality, all different groups from across the political spectrum may perceive the same event in a completely different light. For example:

Headline: Donald Trump signs an executive order that cracks down on undocumented immigrants.

Left response: Donald Trump is tearing apart families.

Right response: Donald Trump is enforcing US immigration law.

This extension won't tell you what to believe, or what is the "correct" way to perceive an issue. However, it will help inform your own perspective so that rather than accepting the first thing you see as fact, you'll think about who is saying it.

Following that line, Bias Finder is not intended to say whether a source is trustworthy or not. Just because a news site has a bias rating of left or right doesn't mean it's any less accurate than a site located in the center, or vice versa. Rather, it just tells you how the analysis is likely to be shaped by political opinions and biases. Two completely factual stories may have very different perspectives:

Left headline: Donald Trump signs "Muslim Ban 2.0." Before it can go into effect, a Hawaiian judge strikes it down.

Right headline: Donald Trump claims a Hawaiian judge is threatening national security by striking down his revised immigration executive order.

User reviews

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Pros

Very useful for identifying bias in news sources.
Considered one of the best bias checker extensions available.
Helps users form their own opinions.
Developer is responsive and transparent.
Acts as an essential tool for navigating news.

Cons

Inaccurate bias ratings for certain news outlets like CNN and Buzzfeed.
Does not always detect the site being visited.
Lacks coverage for satirical news websites.
Some users feel it favors one political side.

Most mentioned

CNN's bias rating is a point of contention.
The extension is useful for informing opinions.
Developer's responsiveness is praised.
Calls for a category for satirical sites.
Inconsistencies in bias detection and reporting.

User reviews

Very useful. The way to tell whether a bias reporting site is useful is to see how it handles known partisan outlets. Certain ones are obviously tilted. Far out sites should be reported as such. If people on the left say the extension's editors are "favoring the right" and people on the right say the opposite, you're on the right track.

Jeff Goin, 2024-07-30

I like this, its helping me form my own opinion. However I do not think it covers the board completely. There are satirical news sites, I think there should be an "S" category. I think this would aid those who read the headlines a bit more informed. Especially if they don't know its a satirical site.