This extensions detects fake news on your facebook news feed

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Version
0.1
Update
February 14, 2017
Size
22.9KiB
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Users
471
Rating
2.27273 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Project Fib Extension

FiB is a chrome extension for detecting Fake News on Facebook. When the user scrolls through their Facebook page, on the top right corner for every Facebook post, it would tag the news as verified and non-verified where non-verified is potentially fake news. It also works on twitter snapshots - checks if the user ever posted the tweet mentioned in that twitter snapshot, shared on Facebook or no. If the user did post that tweet, it marks the Facebook post as verified else non-verified. For pictures containing adult content as well, it would mark those posts as non-verified.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 2, "name": "Project Fib", "description": "This extensions detects fake news on your facebook news feed", "version": "0.1", "browser_action": { "default_icon": "icon.png", "default_popup": "popup.html" }, "icons":{ "64" : "icon.png" }, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": ["https://www.facebook.com/*"], "css": ["/ladda/ladda.css"], "js": [ "myScript.js", "/ladda/ladda.js", "/ladda/spin.js"] } ]}
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How to download and manually install Project Fib extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Project Fib extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Project Fib extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Project Fib extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Project Fib extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Project Fib extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Project Fib Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Project Fib extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Project Fib extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Project Fib extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Project Fib extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Project Fib extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Project Fib extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Project Fib extension file

Select and download the Project Fib extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Project Fib extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Project Fib extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Project Fib extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Project Fib extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Stephanie Winkler (ID: 0000004c47c4ed93) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 08/02/2017 This extension rates everything from The Onion as verified. I'm not sure what type of algorithm they use, but clearly something is wrong. There are also posts marked as "verified" that can not possibly be verified because they are based entirely on the opinion of the writer. Example: "Ranking the Kylie Lip Color Kit Colors from Best to Worst" This extension should be removed since it can actually make the fake news problem worse by claiming something is verified when it has already been fact checked as false, is satire, or purely opinion based.

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(ID: ) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 07/31/2017 I expected neo-Nazis and Trump supporters to trash on this, since they're the ones most associate with fake news and its propagation. That said, I'm glad this project exists. It's easy to use and helps provide some information that can help determine how fake an article may or may not be. At the end of the day, we can't expect a software to think for us entirely, and some people want that.

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Mike Malter (ID: 000000a143a9b15a) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 07/04/2017 This software is basically BS. I contacted the developers and wanted to understand how they determine if something is fake news, and all I got was the runaround. Don't waste your time trying to get this to work (most of the time it does not).

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Rudreshuar Galangco (ID: 000000e89905be38) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 04/11/2017 This marks conspiracy theories, biased news, and rumors to be verified. Wow