NewsGuard
User Reviews
Jack Crovitz
2021-01-22
Super useful! |
Rum Lord
2021-01-11
This extension was great til they started scamming credit card numbers to use it. They're funded by Microsoft and all they're doing by putting it behind a paywall is screwing over the little guy. |
Rahul Sujan
2020-11-22
lmao triggered the american tories |
Clay Groves
2020-11-20
I like the fact that this tool provides criteria of exactly how it rates news sites rather than someone just arbitrarily giving it a thumbs up or down. It does appear to lean left. Not sure if that is because there are actually more deceptive right leaning news sites or some intrinsic left bias of the staff. I can't dismiss either assumption at this time but I applaud the idea of this tool. |
Kevin Thornton
2020-11-14
I'm not sure how cost effective this app will be for me in the long run because I get most of my news from a few sources that I perceive as very trustworthy. However when I used this app to read up on a few of my long trusted sources my perceptions were validated, but I was really struck by the detail of the information provided about these sources I've long considered familiar. I really liked having that information, even though I'm not convinced I 'need' it all. I also read up on an oft mentioned news source that I have absolutely no trust in, and I learned of specific recent instances, thoroughly documented, illustrating why I shouldn't trust it. The history of a news source (its founders and their histories) as well as the revelation of its major investors (along with some of their other investments listed) can be very informative. I really liked the thoroughness with which all this stuff was laid out, and so methodically too (there's a checklist of attributes to analyze). How I heard of it was interesting to me: I was reading an article on the Democratic National Committee website about combatting disinformation and this app was recommended in that article. Since one party deals in facts and the other primarily in emotionally charged beliefs, whose recommendation to follow is a clear choice. |
Neal Sidhwaney
2020-09-26
Extremely helpful, easy to read label for news wherever it shows up on the web. I like how it breaks down it's rating into easy-to-understand characteristics and integrates with aggregators and Facebook. |
Someone Else
2020-08-27
Why should we have to pay a subscription fee for this kind of service? So freaking dumb...this should be free. |
Pat Reynolds
2020-08-19
Everyone knows their own go-to everyday news sources, but this extension really helps me out when it comes to specialty news sites, e.g. medical - I'm not a medical professional and without NewsGuard I would have to look harder to make sure a site is reputable. Indeed, NewsGuard has helped me find specialty news sources that I have added to my favorites because I know I can depend on them. |
Jon Major
2020-08-17
Does exactly what it says on the tin. If you favor more conservative news sources, it lets you know which ones are reputable, and which aren't. If you favor more liberal news sources, the exact same. Better, it tells you why certain news sources are scored the way they are, and cites specific examples to support those ratings. |
Suanik Suane
2020-08-05
Very useful.The Economist brought me here. |
