232 reviews
- Rated 5 out of 5by Erik van Luxzenburg, 3 years ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by teonash, 3 years agoDiese Erweiterung zeigt Bild.de als vertrauenswürdige News-Seite an. Sorry, das geht gar nicht!
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 15474514, 3 years ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Schischka, 3 years agoKann ja nicht neutral sein, wenn ehemalige Direktoren von US-Geheimdiensten und ehemalige Mitglieder der US-Regierung im Vorstand sitzen!
- Rated 4 out of 5by Carifax, 3 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14348425, 3 years agoNewsguard's professional approach to its assessments has actually generated more responsibility in the media industry, but rather than simply a green tick or a red X, they might consider at least an amber light for the likes of Fox News, which has a pass rating.
Co-founders Brill and Crovitz have been in the game for a long time, both with a history of some left-field projects, yet I think they've done well with this one with a seemingly qualified and reliable team.
They are gradually expanding around the world, and this will be useful and informative for Europeans and Asians.
I'd probably give it around a 4.6/7 star for now but it's certainly on the way up. Definitely a high-quality product. - Rated 1 out of 5by Erk, 3 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Matthew F., 3 years agoThis is a great add-on that judges news outlets by objective, unbiased standards of journalistic integrity. Many people rate this one star because it correctly rates their preferred news source as risky, biased, or untrustworthy. This outlet doesn't rate sites by their political leanings, it rates them based on objective standards such as their record on correcting false information, disclosing ownership and possible conflicts of interest, whether they handle fact / opinion responsibly, and whether they routinely publish false statements. Because of this, the ratings aren't based on politics, they're based on journalism as they should be.
- Rated 5 out of 5by raphael.p, 3 years ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by LifeNews.com, 3 years agoNewsGuard claims to fight fake news, but it merely trashes web sites for which it has a political disagreement. It hides behind reviews that only appear to NewsGuard users and are not made publicly available in a manner in which they can be corrected or commented on. NewsGuard provides very little proof of its contentions other than claiming certain articles or false or saying there is disagreement about a certain point. NewsGuard is not a reliable source for information about fake news web sites.
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 12466574, 3 years agoNo option to stop it's tab from opening automatically. (that I could find)
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14728071, 3 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by xtwmx, 3 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by brandonaut, 3 years agoNewsGuard does a good job of giving reasons why they rated a site a certain way. Their reasons are generally about journalistic integrity (funding sources, willingness to correct errors, making opinion/fact differences apparent) not political leanings, which is good. In general, I don't like to rely on the overall rating (green or red) that they give, but I find the breakdown of "nutrition facts" very useful. I feel like the categories they choose to rate on have given me a vocabulary of attributes to look for in all news and information outlets, even when I'm not using the extension.
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 14599611, 3 years ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Майк Наховский, 3 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Basix, 3 years agoI love the fact that the reviews suggest discrediting Fox News and CNN at the same time. God guys, this is not a tool for finding the media that matches your taste.
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 5758346, 3 years agoTerms of Service page constantly spams you. Uninstalling.
- Rated 1 out of 5by Saint Gerbil, 3 years agoNow spams a TOC popup page **EVERYTIME** you open the browser.
Was a useful tool for telling the difference between reputable journalists or not.
more hassle than its worth. - Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 15331383, 3 years agoFox News and Breitbart with a green check automatically discredits this app. Seriously!
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 15080262, 3 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Caramel Cookie, 3 years agoI am a bit surprised by the many 1-star ratings. It seems quite a few people are a bit confused about journalist standards: it's not about objectivity (because we are all human beings and therefore biased) but about transparency.
I still remember vividly my colleague sending me a link to an article claiming that Rudolf Hess was scheming with the Brits against the Soviets during WW2. I saw the alert from News Guard that the site is untrustworthy, checked up the Sputnik News and hey, whaddyaknow, it's covertly financed by the Russian govt! The Hess story is a Stalinist era conspiracy theory that has recently been pushed again by the russian govt.
I don't necessarily like or trust all the sites that are being given a good rating by the developers but that doesn't mean that they are bad.
Please look a bit beyond the tip of your own nose before giving another 1-star review to this brilliant extension! - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13416009, 3 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 15312507, 3 years agoFantastic first line of defense against fake news. The plugin warns you with an icon about sources that fail their standard checks. The plugin also has detailed (sometimes overly) "nutrition labels" about why they rated organization a certain way. These labels let you get an idea about why an organization like Fox News was rated positively, even if you disagree with it. This app lets you see how organizations uphold (or don't) journalistic integrity EVEN IF THEY ARE BIASED. If you expect this app to simply confirm your personal biases, then don't bother.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 15310186, 3 years ago