NewsLens

NewsLens warns you about fake news on websites.

What is NewsLens?

NewsLens is a browser extension for Chrome that searches all links on a given web-page for references to unreliable news sources, checking against a manually compiled list of domains obtained from OpenSources. It highlights potential sources of fake news and aims to educate readers, helping them become resilient to misinformation.

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Extension stats

By: News Lens

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 60 ▲ 7

Rating: 5.00 (1)

Version: 0.3 (Last updated: 2018-04-13)

Creation date: 2018-04-13

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

activeTab
https://*.questioneer.co.uk/

Size: 128.00K

Email: go*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 82580 ▲ 2364

Other rankings

#151 in News & Weather ▲ 5 #55 in mission keyword 8 ▼ 7 #262 in news keyword 14 ▼ 10

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OUR MISSION:

THE GLOBAL CHALLENGES COMPETITION

News Lens was created by two students at the University of St Andrews to combat the issue of ‘fake news’ and misinformation. Our mission is to harness the power of technology, using it to prevent misleading or false information from influencing politics.

OUR APPROACH: