Posted on 11/20/2016 12:39:45 PM PST by jcon40
While Facebook grapples with how to solve its “fake news” problem, two people have created extensions for Google Chrome that flag sites that they believe produce bogus stories on a regular basis.
For anyone unfamiliar with Chrome extensions, they are programs you can download within the Chrome browser that serve various purposes. For example, the AdBlocker extension is incredibly popular as it blocks almost every annoying ad on the Internet.
The first fake news extension, dubbed by creator Daniel Sieradski the “B.S. Detector,” was created shortly after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said fake news was hard to identify and didn’t really have an effect on the election. It flags articles from sites with questionable sources and appears to be relatively unbiased (for example, InfoWars and Occupy Democrats both have their sites listed and they are on opposite sides of the p
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I have a good extension too.
It’s called uninstall Chrome.
Since Firefox is a bloated joke run by leftists, I’m sticking with MS Edge.
My fav line from article identifying who one of the thought police is...
The second extension, created by New York magazine’s Brian Feldman, is called “Fake News Alert” and can be found here. It puts a little banner at the top of sites that fit into the “questionable” category.
I’m guessing sooner rather than later, FreeRepublic will make the list.
Has it been tested at NBC,CNN,etc?
Let me guess? Breitbart and Drudge are on the list, but not the Blaze? Ben Gleck speaks truth to power, don’t you know?
Right.
I should trust a bunch silicon kids to define the news.
FUGoogle...you’re not the Grand Poobah of all truth. Arrogant a$$holes.
I wish less radical leftist would come up with a OS to rival Apple and Google.
Psst, these are written and distributed by independent developers, not Google.
There list comes from an admitted radical Left Wing “Activist”, “Black Lives Matter” supporter and “Occupy Wall Street” agitator assistant Professor that she decides for the whole world what is fake news.
We're not really a news source, more like a news aggregator
With a strong commentary tradition
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aggregator
It still has some developmental quirks, but I use it along with FF.
If this app Google labels your website as “Fake News”, they can be sued for libel.
So they alert on CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC?
Barack Obama sucks balls. TRUE
Donald Trump has a beautiful wife and family. FAKE
I see where this is going.
Freep Google! I’ll make the journey.
Someone should list Google Chrome as malware. I found it installed on my computer the other day without my request or permission for it.
I will laugh my a$$ off if Trump develops a search engine.
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