Fact Checker

Fact check highlighted text using AI

Extension stats

By: Iacob
Users: 50 ▲ 5
Version: 1.3 (Last updated: 2024-08-02)
Creation date: 2024-06-29
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • contextMenus
  • activeTab
  • scripting
Host permissions:
  • https://api.perplexity.ai/*
Size: 17.83K

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Extension summary

Instantly fact check information, using Perplexity's API.

• How It Works:

First and foremost, you'll need to have a Perplexity Pro account.

Then, head to Settings > API > Copy your API key

Once you have the key copied, you need to:

  1. Open the extension popup and input the key there.
  2. Highlight any text on a webpage that you want to fact-check.
  3. Right-click and select "Fact Check with AI" from the context menu.
  4. A small window will appear on the page with the fact-check results, including:
    • Truth Percentage
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Fact Checker requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Fact Checker may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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