Check article sources, to avoid being misinformed.

Latest Version

Version

1.4.1

Update

October 2, 2023

Size

326KiB

Developer

Quackcheck Extension

Information around important things, like health, safety and a whole assortment of other areas cannot be taken lightly. Often times articles make many claims, without proper justification or referencing. Time to change that.

Quackcheck looks at the article you are reading, and provides a list of all its links, to understand at a glance
– whether they cite any sources at all
– what sources they choose to cross-reference
– if any of the sources they reference are trustworthy

To use
1. Go to any article on any website.
2. Click on the extension in the browser toolbar to generate a popup.
3. Become more informed.

Source Manifest.json

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User reviews

Mahsa Paknezhad (ID: 000000e621fda3c7) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 09/22/2021 Very useful for checking references in a web page or article! I hope it encourages more articles that cite legit sources.

Joey Tok (ID: 00000069c82d92ca) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 09/22/2021 Thank you! Very efficient and simple-to-use extension to have a quick overview of the links in articles. Very good for fact-checking and research.

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