KnowNews

KnowNews

Dynamic disinformation detection plugin

What is KnowNews?
KnowNews is a dynamic disinformation detection plugin for Firefox. Developed by Media Monitoring Africa, it helps users identify credible and dodgy news sites, promoting media quality and ethical journalism.
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By: MMA
Users: 3
Rating: 5.00 (1)
Version: 0.10.0 (Last updated: 2022-09-22)
Creation date: 2019-06-05
Weekly download count: NaN
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • notifications
  • storage
  • http://*/
  • https://*/
  • <all_urls>
Size: 102.70K
Stats date:

Chrome-Stats Rank

# 41697 ▲ 293
Other rankings
#24 in owner keyword 20 #245 in news keyword 33 ▼ 1

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Summary
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Know your dope from your dodgy: If you care about sharing news that it credible, download and use this extension to help you identify if the site you are browsing contains credible or dodgy news. Assist us by identifying more credible and more dodgy sites. Developed by Media Monitoring Africa, an independent non-profit organisation that promotes media freedom, media quality and ethical journalism.

Safety
Risk impact

KnowNews is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install KnowNews if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

KnowNews has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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