Check
Check, developed by Meedan, is a platform for collaborative verification of digital media. The Check project has worked to build online tools to improve the investigative quality of citizen journalism and help limit the rapid spread of rumors online.
Check: Collaborative Verification for Digital Media
Check is a Firefox add-on developed by Meedan that enables collaborative verification of digital media. It allows users to quickly add media items for investigation, answer tasks, and streamline the fact-checking process. It is an effective tool to improve investigative quality and combat the rapid spread of rumors and misinformation online.
Add-on stats
Manifest V2
Firefox on Android: No
Permissions:
- activeTab
- contextMenus
Size: 499.06K
URLs: Website ,Privacy policy
Full description: See detailed description
Source: Firefox Browser Add-ons
User reviews
yet another so-called 'fake news' detector with loads of bias
don't allow others to do your thinking for you
by icstars, 2020-11-04
by Daniele, 2020-09-22
This extension is great!
by Caio, 2020-09-10
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Check requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood
Check has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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