CheckFact✔

Name: CheckFact✔
Rating: 3.6666666666666665 (3 reviews)
Author: Anmol Shrestha

Search Snopes to fact check dodgy internet claims

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CheckFact✔ is a handy Chrome extension designed to help you quickly verify questionable internet claims by leveraging the trusted Snopes fact-checking site. By selecting any suspicious text and right-clicking, you can instantly search Snopes to debunk or validate urban legends, rumors, and online myths. Alternatively, use the extension popup to enter keywords directly and get swift results, saving time and effort in fact-checking.

This extension streamlines your ability to fight misinformation and make informed decisions online. While it operates independently and is not affiliated with Snopes, it uses Snopes' extensive database to provide reliable validation. Developers and curious users can also explore its source code on GitHub to customize or learn more about how it works.

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1.0.4 Last updated: 2023-04-06

Creation date:

2020-03-29

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Permissions:

contextMenus

Size:

18.80KB

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sh*****@gmail.com

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Chrome Web Store

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a day ago

Ranking

# 71,668 ▲ 577

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#2568 in Tools ▼ 5 #93 in fact keyword 10

User reviews

Helpful, since Snopes always seems to provide the best answers to claims, and the people who edit there always seem to dig deep into finding said answers.

Tr*****, 2023-10-19

Checks "snopes". The most left wing bias site for "fact checking" that there are sites out there dedicated to debunking everything Snopes says.

Ch*****, 2022-10-13

CheckFact is indispensable during covid-19 pandemic. Thank you for creating this for us.

bi*****, 2020-04-01

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CheckFact✔ does not require any sensitive permissions.

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CheckFact✔ has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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