CheckFact✔
Search Snopes to fact check dodgy internet claims
What is CheckFact✔?
CheckFact✔ is a Chrome extension developed by Anmol Shrestha, and its main feature is "Search Snopes to fact check dodgy internet claims".
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Download CheckFact✔ Extension CRX File
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Extension Usage Instructions
In current times there are all sorts of claims being thrown around all over the place without explicit evidence. It can be often tedious and time consuming to fact check all such claims. CheckFact✔ attempts to help with that problem through the use of Snopes.
Snopes, formerly known as the Urban Legends Reference Pages, is a fact-checking website which has been described as a "well-regarded reference for sorting out myths and rumors" on the Internet. It has also been seen as a source for validating and debunking urban legends and similar stories in American popular culture.
CheckFact✔ can be used to look up a dodgy internet claim with three easy steps:
1. Use mouse to select dodgy internet claim
2. Right click on highlighted text and click on "Search Snopes for..."
3. Check validity of said claim on redirected Snopes page
CheckFact✔ takes your highlighted text or keywords and opens a new tab, searching for validity the highlighted claim on Snopes.
Contrarily, You can click on the CheckFact✔ popup in the top right and enter a phrase/keywords into the text-box and search for it in Snopes!
Disclaimer: CheckFact✔ and the author are not affiliated with Snopes in any way, shape or form.
P.S.: Here's the github link with the source-code if you would like to check it out and create something of your own: https://github.com/anmolshres/chrome-extension-snopes
Link to Snopes: https://www.snopes.com/ Extension Basic Information
| Name |  CheckFact✔ |
| ID | lfkkkffmlppblohjkcanpgbbelkgejdo |
| Official URL | https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/checkfact%E2%9C%94/lfkkkffmlppblohjkcanpgbbelkgejdo |
| Description | Search Snopes to fact check dodgy internet claims |
| File Size | 18.8 KB |
| Installation Count | 144 |
| Current Version | 1.0.4 |
| Last Updated | 2023-04-06 |
| Publish Date | 2020-03-29 |
| Rating | 4.00/5 Total 4 Ratings |
| Developer | Anmol Shrestha |
| [email protected] | |
| Payment Type | free |
| Help Page URL | https://github.com/anmolshres/chrome-extension-snopes |
| Supported Languages | en |
| manifest.json | |
{
"update_url": "https:\/\/clients2.google.com\/service\/update2\/crx",
"manifest_version": 2,
"name": "CheckFact\u2714",
"description": "Search Snopes to fact check dodgy internet claims",
"version": "1.0.4",
"permissions": [
"contextMenus"
],
"background": {
"scripts": [
"background.js"
]
},
"browser_action": {
"default_icon": {
"19": "images\/icons\/19.png",
"38": "images\/icons\/38.png"
},
"default_popup": "popup.html"
},
"icons": {
"16": "images\/icons\/16.png",
"19": "images\/icons\/19.png",
"38": "images\/icons\/38.png",
"64": "images\/icons\/64.png",
"128": "images\/icons\/128.png"
}
} | |
