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Two New Google Chrome Extensions Warn You When You’re Reading ‘Fake News’
Heatst.com ^ | Nov., 17, 2016 | Kyle Foley

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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TOPICS: Conspiracy; Humor
KEYWORDS: fakefakenews
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To: Ueriah

That’s the REAL FAKE news sites that are ran by Democrat Operatives pretending to be journalist.


61 posted on 11/20/2016 1:57:54 PM PST by Enlightened1
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To: I want the USA back

Agree. That’s why I posted under humor


62 posted on 11/20/2016 2:01:24 PM PST by jcon40
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To: HenpeckedCon

Some enterprising software designer will flip it to libtard/Rat sites being the fake news, and away we go!!


63 posted on 11/20/2016 2:32:58 PM PST by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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To: Calvin Locke
The guy that was ousted from FF (Mozilla) has a new browser company, Brave.com It still has some developmental quirks, but I use it along with FF.

The 'Payments' system didn't seem to be working yet, so I closed it down. Seemed like it might be a good way to send some money toward Free Republic. May try it again when the program matures. Using Brave to type this post.

64 posted on 11/20/2016 2:34:37 PM PST by PAR35
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To: jcon40

Wow! that’s gonna really but a hurtin’ on abc/cbs/nbc/cnn/wapop/nyt/vox/slate/salon/yahoo/aol and a WHOLE slew of others!


65 posted on 11/20/2016 2:39:16 PM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: Enlightened1

+1 and it’s got built in VPN also


66 posted on 11/20/2016 3:21:07 PM PST by nevadapatriot
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To: TigersEye

I find programs or add ons modified or removed from my smart phone all the time WITHOUT MY PERMISSION. Talk about pissing me off - the phone is MY PROPERTY. The software may be someone else’s property, but I do not grant anyone permission to access or change anything on my device without my express permission. But of course f#ck what I think. They do it anyway.


67 posted on 11/20/2016 3:21:08 PM PST by Hardastarboard (Freedom Trumps Fascism)
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To: Hardastarboard

I feel the same way. This was on my home computer, desk top type. I don’t know if Microsoft let them sneak that in with their updates or what. However it happened it really pisses me off too.


68 posted on 11/20/2016 3:35:32 PM PST by TigersEye (Congratulations, President Donald J. Trump! - Let's MAGA!!!)
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To: nevadapatriot

I love it! It’s fast.


69 posted on 11/20/2016 3:43:58 PM PST by Enlightened1
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To: VanDeKoik

Try Brave. Written by the guy who got fired from Mozilla for contributing to Prop 8 — Brendan Eich.


70 posted on 11/20/2016 3:50:18 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: VanDeKoik

Try Palemoon its an independent browser not made by one of the big companies


71 posted on 11/20/2016 4:39:19 PM PST by wattojawa (Scott Wagner 2018 --- PA's Trump)
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To: VanDeKoik

I just downloaded adblock plus browser for Anne Droid (my phone). Love it. So does Anne.


72 posted on 11/20/2016 5:02:15 PM PST by sportutegrl
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To: VanDeKoik

Chrome = Google = Censorship Trash = Fake News

Where is the flag warning that Chrome censors??

Need more alternative search engines? Where are they?


73 posted on 11/20/2016 5:22:28 PM PST by TheNext (Hillary Hurts Children & Women)
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To: Enlightened1

Trump won the Popular Vote by County

84 to 16 :-)


74 posted on 11/20/2016 5:30:44 PM PST by TheNext (Hillary Hurts Children & Women)
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To: shhrubbery!

Create a correlation representing news items reported by “Fake News” sources, predating subsequent reporting by the MSM, reporting later established as a factual scoop of the MSM.

Reiterate the evidence of the MSM coordinating with political operatives to shape a narrative favorable to a Democrat perspective, selectively censoring the information available to the public, necessary for proper evaluation of alternatives.


75 posted on 11/20/2016 6:20:13 PM PST by Ozark Tom
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To: jcon40
It looks to me that this is a relatively simple extension with some real possibilities. The code is here:

{
"name": "Fake News Alert",
"version": "0.1.2",
"manifest_version": 2,
"description": "Alerts you if you are viewing a fake news site",
"homepage_url": "http://nymag.com",
"author": "Brian Feldman",
"browser_action": {
"default_icon": {
"48": "icons/icon48.png"
}
},
"icons": { "128": "icons/icon128.png" },
"default_locale": "en",
"applications": {
"gecko": {
"id": "wjohnson@oberlin.edu"
}
},
"content_scripts": [
{
"matches": [
"*://*.100percentfedup.com/*",
"*://*.21stcenturywire.com/*",
"*://*.70news.wordpress.com/*",
"*://*.abcnews.com.co/*",
"*://*.activistpost.com/*",
"*://*.addictinginfo.org//*",
"*://*.americannewsx.com//*",
"*://*.samericannews.com/*",
"*://*.anonews.co/*",
"*://*.associatedmediacoverage.com/*",
"*://*.beforeitsnews.com/*",
"*://*.beingliberal.org/*",
"*://*.bigamericannews.com/*",
"*://*.bigpzone.com/*",
"*://*.bipartisanreport.com/*",
"*://*.www.bizpacreview.com/*",
"*://*.bluenationreview.com/*",
"*://*.www.breitbart.com/*",
"*://*.thebostontribune.com/*",
"*://*.cap-news.com/*",
"*://*.christwire.org/*",
"*://*.chronicle.su/*",
"*://*.civictribune.com/*",
"*://*.coasttocoastam.com/*",
"*://*.collectiveevolution/*",
"*://*.consciouslifenews.com/*",
"*://*.conservativeoutfitters.com/*",
"*://*.wideawakeamerica.com/*",
"*://*.countdowntozerotime.com/*",
"*://*.counterpsyops.com/*",
"*://*.creambmp.com/*",
"*://*.dailybuzzlive.com/*",
"*://*.dailycurrant.com/*",
"*://*.dailywire.com/*",
"*://*.dcclothesline.com/*",
"*://*.dcgazette.com/*",
"*://*.denverguardian.com/*",
"*://*.derfmagazine.com/*",
"*://*.disclose.tv/*",
"*://*.drudgereport.com.co/*",
"*://*.duffleblog.com/*",
"*://*.duhprogressive.com/*",
"*://*.embols.com/*",
"*://*.empireherald.com/*",
"*://*.empirenews.com/*",
"*://*.endingthefed.com/*",
"*://*.enduringvision.com/*",
"*://*.fprnradio.com/*",
"*://*.thefreethoughtproject.com/*",
"*://*.geoengineeringwatch.org/*",
"*://*.govtslaves.info/",
"*://*.gulagbound.com/",
"*://*.hangthebankers.com/*",
"*://*.humansarefree.com/*",
"*://*.huzlers.com/*",
"*://*.ifyouonlynews.com/*",
"*://*.infowars.com/*",
"*://*.intellihub.com/*",
"*://*.inquisitor.com/*",
"*://*.jonesreport.com/*",
"*://*.lewrockwell.com/*",
"*://*.libertytalk.fm/*",
"*://*.libertyunyielding.com/*",
"*://*.libertyvideos.org/*",
"*://*.mediamass.net/*",
"*://*.megynkelly.us/*",
"*://*.msnbc.com.co/*",
"*://*.msnbc.website/*",
"*://*.nahadaily.com/*",
"*://*.nationalreport.net/*",
"*://*.naturalnews.com/*",
"*://*.nbc-news.net/*",
"*://*.ncscooper.com/*",
"*://*.newcenturytimes.com/*",
"*://*.newsexaminer.net/*",
"*://*.news-hound.com/*",
"*://*.newsbiscuit.com/*",
"*://*.newsbuzzdaily.com/*",
"*://*.newslo.com/*",
"*://*.newsmutiny.com/*",
"*://*.newswatch28.com/*",
"*://*.opposingviews.com/*",
"*://*.newswire-24.com/*",
"*://*.now8news.com/*",
"*://*.nowtheendbegins.com/*",
"*://*.occupydemocrats.com/*",
"*://*.www.pakalertpress.com/*",
"*://*.politicalblindspot.com/*",
"*://*.politicalears.com/*",
"*://*.politicalo.com/*",
"*://*.politicususa.com/*",
"*://*.prisonplanet.com/*",
"*://*.private-eye.co.uk/*",
"*://*.projectveritas.com/*",
"*://*.react365.com/*",
"*://*.realfarmacy.com/*",
"*://*.realnewsrightnow.com/*",
"*://*.redflagnews.com/*",
"*://*.redstate.com/*",
"*://*.rilenews.com/*",
"*://*.satiratribune.com/*",
"*://*.theblaze.com/*",
"*://*.thefreethoughtproject.com/*",
"*://*.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/*",
"*://*.other98.com/*",
"*://*.www.reporter.bz/*",
"*://*.www.thestatelyharold.com/*",
"*://*.www.thedailysheeple.com/*",
"*://*.www.thenewsnerd.com/*",
"*://*.therundownlive.com/*",
"*://*.theuspatriot.com/*",
"*://*.truthfrequencyradio.com/*",
"*://*.twitchy.com/*",
"*://*.unconfirmedsources.com/*",
"*://*.usasupreme.com/*",
"*://*.blastingnews.com/*",
"*://*.usuncut.com/*",
"*://*.www.veteranstoday.com/*",
"*://*.wakingupwisconsin.com/*",
"*://*.winningdemocrats.com/*",
"*://*.witscience.org/*",
"*://*.www.wnd.com/*",
"*://*.worldnewsdailyreport.com/*",
"*://*.worldtruth.tv/*",
"*://*.zerohedge.com/*"
],
"js": ["alert.js"]
}
]
}

Now imagine adjusting the list of sites above to include "msnbc.com", "cnn.com", "washingtonpost.com", etc.

Change the name of it to "hoaxing media".

76 posted on 11/21/2016 1:44:33 AM PST by markomalley (Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good -- Leo XIII)
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