What is Project Fib?
Project Fib is a facebook extension for chrome. it's a free extension , it has 610 active users since released its first version, it earns an average rating of 2.27 from 11 rated user, last update is 2636 days ago.
What’s new in version 0.1?
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.
How to install Project Fib?
You could download the latest version crx file or older version files and install it.
Technical Features:
- Latest Version: 0.1
- Requirements: Windows Chrome, Mac Chrome
- License: Free
- Latest update: Tuesday, February 14th, 2017
- Author: NabanitaDe
Project Fib Available languages:
English.
FAQ
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What about others talk about project fib chrome extension?
25% user give 5-star rating, 50% user give 2-star rating, 25% user give 1-star rating. Read reviews of project fib
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How could i get help if there is something wrong with project fib chrome extension?
You could find more help information from project fib support page.
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How could i contact the developer of project fib chrome extension?
You could send emails to publisher, or check publisher's website.
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How could i report abuse of project fib chrome extension?
You could click to report abuse of project fib.
Reviews of project fib:
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.
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.
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).