Know News
Dynamic fake news detection
As of June 2026, Know News has 279 users and a 4.33/5 rating from 6 reviews in the Social & Communication category.
Usersdown 6.4 percent−6.4%
279
279
Ratingno change0%
4.33
6 reviews
Reviewsno change0%
6
Version
0.11.0
Manifest V3
History
3 snapshotsTracking since Apr 22, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2026 | 298 | 4.33 | 6 | 0.11.0 |
| May 12, 2026 | 304 | 4.33 | 6 | 0.11.0 |
| Jun 7, 2026 | 305 | 4.33 | 6 | 0.11.0 |
| Now | 279 | 4.33 | 6 | 0.11.0 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- tabsnotificationsstorage
- Host access
- http://*/, https://*/, <all_urls>
Screenshots
About
Easily see if a news site offers credible news or should not be trusted and is un-credbile/dodgy. If you care about sharing news that is credible download and use this extension to help you identify if the site you are browsing contains credible news or un-credible/dodgy news. We apply set criteria to determine if a news site is credible or not. /assist us by identifying more credible sites but also hep us spot the ones that are un-credible/dodgy so we can alert others. Developed by Media Monitoring Africa, an independent non-profit organisation that promotes media freedom, media quality, and ethical journalism.
Technical
- Version
- 0.11.0
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 102KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- Yes
Metadata
- ID
- bmlfbcipfpdohbhhlkibdiacikbpaofm
- Developer ID
- ucc4bc72ba129dbbff7cc4923239c5ae0
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Aug 10, 2017
- Last Updated (Store)
- Feb 6, 2025
- Last Scraped
- Jun 7, 2026
- Website
- mediamonitoringafrica.org
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