# KnowNews

> Dynamic disinformation detection plugin

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/knownews](https://chrome-stats.com/d/knownews)

## Overview

- **ID:** `knownews`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** MMA
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,alerts-updates
- **Daily users:** 2
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.10.0
- **Last updated:** 2022-09-22
- **First published:** 2019-06-05
- **Size:** 100 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/knownews/)
- **Website:** [https://www.mediamonitoringafrica.org/](https://www.mediamonitoringafrica.org/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/knownews/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/knownews/privacy/)

## Description

KnowNews is a dynamic disinformation detection plugin for Firefox. Developed by Media Monitoring Africa, it helps users identify credible and dodgy news sites, promoting media quality and ethical journalism.

## Rankings

- #60,303 — Overall
- #39 — owner

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `notifications`
- `storage`
- `http://*/`
- `https://*/`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/knownews)