# NewsGuard

> NewsGuard's red/green rating and labels help users know which news and information websites to trust.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `newsguard`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** NewsGuard
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 1,594
- **Weekly downloads:** 8
- **Rating:** 3.32 / 5 (247 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.10.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-14
- **First published:** 2018-08-14
- **Size:** 441 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/newsguard/)
- **Website:** [https://www.newsguardtech.com/customer-support/](https://www.newsguardtech.com/customer-support/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/newsguard/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/newsguard/privacy/)

## Description

NewsGuard is a Chrome extension designed to help users gauge the reliability of news and information websites. It uses a team of experienced journalists to rate websites based on nine apolitical journalistic criteria, assigning trust scores from 0 to 100. 

The extension displays red and green ratings directly next to links on search engines and social media platforms, covering 95% of online news engagement. Alongside the ratings, NewsGuard offers detailed "Nutrition Labels" for sites, giving insights into a site's ownership, financing, content credibility, transparency, and history. This empowers users to make informed decisions and reduce exposure to misinformation and disinformation. NewsGuard is intended for personal use only, ensuring users a trustworthy browsing experience.

## Rankings

- #2,506 — Overall
- #142 — Feeds, News & Blogging
- #294 — Social & Communication
- #14 — news
- #19 — financing
- #28 — label

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `storage`
- `nativeMessaging`
- `https://*/*`
- `http://*/*`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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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## Review summary

Most reviews complain about a paid model and non-functionality: users say it requires a credit card for a free trial and often does nothing until paid. There are frequent allegations of bias and false fact-checking, plus privacy concerns about data collection. A smaller number praise its trust ratings and safety benefits when it works, and some consider the cost worthwhile.

### Pros

- Provides site trust ratings and explains how those decisions are reached.
- When it works, it is effective at improving browsing safety and reducing the need for manual fact-checking.
- Some users view it as worth the monthly fee due to its usefulness.

### Cons

- Requires payment or subscription; free trials often require credit card information.
- Often reported as not functioning or doing nothing until payment; reliability concerns.
- Perceived bias/impartiality and reports of false fact-checking.
- Privacy concerns about data collection and potential data breaches.

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