{"id":2352,"date":"2016-11-10T11:03:54","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T19:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jeffreyatw.com\/blog\/?p=2352"},"modified":"2016-11-10T11:03:54","modified_gmt":"2016-11-10T19:03:54","slug":"check-news-bias-with-a-simple-browser-icon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeffreyatw.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/check-news-bias-with-a-simple-browser-icon\/","title":{"rendered":"Check news bias with a simple browser icon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Update: my extension is no longer being maintained. Please use this one<\/a> instead.<\/strong>
\nI’m a big fan of Media Bias\/Fact Check<\/a>, a site that categorizes many popular news sources into categories across the political spectrum, as well as those that don’t fit into that spectrum. Thanks to Facebook and other social networks, people\u00a0are constantly bombarded with false, partisan, and low-quality reporting, which causes them to retreat into their comfortable bubbles where facts are less important than what their side wants to hear. MBFC, an independent site run by Dave Van Zandt, uses a precise methodology<\/a> to help\u00a0make people more aware of these issues!
\nI do find it a bit inconvenient, though, to have to consult the website every time I come upon a new news source to get a\u00a0feel of what its intentions might be. That’s why I’ve created the Official Media Bias Fact Check Icon, which you can install into Google Chrome<\/a>\u00a0or Firefox<\/a> right now:
\n\"Screenshot<\/a>
\nA little icon will show up next to your address bar whenever you’re on a site within MBFC’s database. Click it to read about the bias of the site you’re visiting, as well as any notes about the specific source itself. You’ll see these icons:<\/p>\n