NeutralCheck

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NeutralCheck - AI-Powered Media Neutrality Analysis

Analyze any web page for bias, framing, and neutrality with a single click. NeutralCheck uses AI to evaluate articles across 12 key dimensions and highlights problematic passages directly in the text.

HOW IT WORKS
1. Navigate to any news article or web page
2. Click the NeutralCheck icon
3. Get a neutrality score (0-100) with detailed breakdown
4. See problematic passages highlighted directly on the page

12 ANALYSIS CATEGORIES
- Framing: Loaded word choices that steer perception
- Emotional Language: Exaggerations, fear-mongering, sensationalism
- Bias: One-sided coverage vs. balanced reporting
- Fact vs. Opinion: Are opinions presented as facts?
- Source Transparency: Are claims attributed to verifiable sources?
- Clickbait: Does the headline match the content?
- Omission: Missing facts or perspectives that would change understanding
- False Equivalence: Artificial balance on settled questions
- Authority & Expertise: False authorities, misrepresented credentials
- Narrative Technique: Anecdotes instead of data, generalizations
- Temporal Distortion: Outdated data presented as current
- Certainty Language: False consensus words ("obviously", "undoubtedly")

FEATURES
- Score badge on the extension icon (green/yellow/red)
- Detailed breakdown with individual scores for all 12 categories
- Color-coded text highlights with explanatory tooltips
- 3-step progress indicator during analysis
- Results persist across page reloads and browser restarts
- Highlights auto-restore when revisiting analyzed pages
- Analysis continues in background even if popup is closed
- Configurable temperature for consistent or creative analysis
- Supports multiple languages (analyzes text in any language)

MULTIPLE AI PROVIDERS
Choose your preferred AI provider:
- OpenAI (GPT-4o, GPT-4o Mini, and all available models)
- Anthropic (Claude Sonnet, Claude Haiku, and all available models)
- Google Gemini (Gemini Flash, Gemini Pro, Gemma, and all available models)
- xAI (Grok)
- Custom OpenAI-compatible endpoints (Ollama, LM Studio, vLLM, etc.)

Models are fetched dynamically from your provider — always up to date.

PRIVACY
- Your API key stays locally in your browser
- No data is sent to any server except your chosen AI provider
- No tracking, no analytics, no accounts required
- Fully open source

REQUIREMENTS
- An API key from one of the supported providers (bring your own key)
- Google Gemini offers a generous free tier to get started