Nowadays, fake news and misleading articles on the internet create problems for readers. There are some browser extensions that detect and trust fake news. The details of these extensions will be highlighted for the readers today.
NewsGuard
The Newsguard system relies on some reliable journalists who check and monitor 5800 news on the website every day. Newsguard has set certain standards and monitors articles and sites based on them.
1. Whether the site regularly publishes false content
2. Whether the online portal publishes information on its own responsibility
3. Whether it corrects inadvertent mistakes
4. Can present facts and opinions from different perspectives
5. Avoid misleading headlines
6. Whether they provide information about their source of income
7. How the ad is presented
8. Who is the editor of the online portal, and whether is there any conflict of interest
9. Whether providing information to those who created the content
If these standards are present on a website, the NewsGuard system ranks it well. You can check whether NewsGuard is active from the browser toolbar.
TrustServista
The trust service system works based on artificial intelligence. It monitors everything in the article. Checks how much fat is added to the article and the publisher and editor information.
Official Media Bias
It aims to ensure that readers are not misled by false content and fake news and also ensures that the reader is aware of political bias in the article.
Official Media Bias extensions are supported in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Mozilla Firefox. You can see the extension in the browser toolbar. Any site’s background and past history can be extracted through this system.