Compare Chrome extensions: Bias Finder vs PowerSmash

Stats Bias Finder Bias Finder PowerSmash PowerSmash
User count 2,000+ 100,000+
Average rating 4.44 0.00
Rating count 18 0
Last updated 2023-12-30 2020-10-09
Size 59.82K 93.28K
Version 1.4.1 5.81
Short description
Find the bias of any news site you go to! This extension configures your Default Search to PowerSmash (powersmash.net) and Quick Acess to Bookmarks
Full summary

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.

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Please read carefully: By installing PowerSmash, you agree to change your Default Search to our domain and browse and search Bookmarks quick.

How does it work?

Simply start typing your search query in the Omni Bar, also called address bar and perform your first search through our custom search engine.

Permissions Used: *"Change your search settings to: powersmash.net" we require this permission to change your search settings to our private domain

*"Read your browsing history" This allow us to open our thank you page after install.

*"Read and change your bookmarks" This allow you to have quick access to your bookmarks.

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