Thank you for giving the extension a try.

Just to clarify the actual mechanism of the plugin, no articles are ever specifically flagged as fake, reliable, or otherwise, but rather the media sources themselves are tagged with their track records for bias and accuracy. According to MBFC's documentation, FOX News has failed fact checks routinely enough that their accuracy rating has fallen to "purveyors of fake news."

You can see more about Media Bias Fact Check's rating methodology on their website, wherein you can also see documented reasoning for each media source's ratings.

Thank you!


Erik

I assure you that creator of the ratings has no interest in social engineering. All ratings were obtained using an auditable methodology, and every failed fact check is shared, detailed, and linked within the source's page. Take care!

I'm sorry that you feel this way. I can assure you that the source I use adheres reliably to standard American politics. Although this may not be a perfect reflection of all global political views, it would be impossible to find a scale with which everyone agrees.