Check News for Bias

With the Biasly News Check Chrome Extension, free subscribers can immediately obtain a bias rating for any website that they visit.

The Biasly News Check Chrome Extension is free and is included in the free member subscription. The Chrome extension allows subscribers to generate A.I. media bias ratings on any articles visited on the web, with just one click.

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Biasly Chrome Extension Insights

Each feature of our Chrome Extension is vital for uncovering the credibility and bias inherent in every article you read through a bias checker. The analytics provided offer comprehensive article breakdowns, unlike any other tool.

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Advanced Media Bias
Analysis

View a comprehensive bias and reliability analysis of how the source depicts politicians, political policies, and issues. All our article media ratings rely on our AI analytics to provide you with optimum results, aiding you in comprehending the news from a more balanced perspective. Learn More

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For News Junkies and Everyone Around the World

The Biasly News Check extension is designed for individuals keen on understanding or teaching about media biases in news reporting and their impact on news perception. By offering a detailed, categorical analysis of each article, it provides actionable insights into your news reading habits and what transpires behind the scenes.

Features

The way media presents news significantly influences people’s understanding of the narrative and their bias towards specific politicians. Our chrome extension is a bias checker that helps fix this and allows you see multiple perspectives almost instantly.

Media Bias Ratings

The extension uses our bias meter to identify key elements of an article—biases, term and politician leanings, sources, viewpoints, and quotes. By leveraging artificial intelligence, it can swiftly scan articles and assess their political bias. Users can count on our reliability and bias rating metrics to help better understand the news.

A browser extension displays bias and reliability ratings for a news source. A gauge shows a -28% bias, labeled as "Moderately Liberal." Text explains bias ratings and their implications.
Screenshot of a CNN article headline asking "Who is Rep. Mike Johnson, the new House speaker?" with a Biasly News Check showing CNN's bias as "Moderately Liberal" at 28% with good reliability.

Sources in the article

View the sources linked within the article. Discovering the sources used within the article is important as you can identify the ideological tendencies of each site you visit and how factual the article is.

Number of Opposing Viewpoints

Just as evaluating the sources of an article is important, identifying and interpreting a variety of contrasting perspectives can help ascertain the objectivity of any article you read. The capacity of news sources to present contrasting perspectives demonstrates their commitment to empowering readers to form their own opinions during their reading experience. A good indication of true, objective reporting.

A meter shows a -28% moderately liberal bias with good reliability for CNN (very liberal), noting no opposite viewpoint.
A screenshot of a report showing a media source rated as "Very Liberal," with no opposite viewpoint, and indicating a policy leaning of 10% conservative and a politician portrayal of 10% negative.

Policy Leaning

Our bias meter measures how positively or negatively policies and stances are viewed in each article.

Quantified sentiments

The extension reveals how policies are portrayed and the average reader’s interpretation by showing quantified positive or negative sentiments in articles.

Identify biases

Understanding the policy leanings of articles helps identify potential biases and manipulations from news sources.

Gauge transparency

Analyzing policy leanings and reliability of news organizations promotes constructive discourse and helps gauge the transparency and trustworthiness of these sources.

Politician Portrayals

Our bias meter measures how positively or negatively politicians are portrayed by the media.

Reveal Biases

Understanding these sentiment scores helps reveal the biases of different news organizations towards politicians, such as a Republican being negatively reviewed on a liberal site and positively on a conservative site.

Indicate Issues

Negative reviews from a politician’s party-affiliated news organization can indicate issues with transparency and trust in the media.

Politician’s Stance

Biasly allows users to see each politician’s stance on heated topics at any time based on sourced quotes from around the web.

A screenshot of a Biasly News Check summary showing CNN as very liberal with no opposite viewpoint, leaning 100% conservative in policy and 93% negative in politician portrayal. .

Author Analysis

Our analytics allow readers to better understand who the author of each article is and determine bias and context from which the author is approaching their article.

A man in glasses, Rep. Mike Johnson, is speaking into a microphone. The screen shows a Biasly News Check tool and headline: "Who is Rep. Mike Johnson, the new House speaker?.

Number of Opposing Viewpoints

Just as evaluating the sources of an article is important, identifying and interpreting a variety of contrasting perspectives can help ascertain the objectivity of any article you read. The capacity of news sources to present contrasting perspectives demonstrates their commitment to empowering readers to form their own opinions during their reading experience. A good indication of true, objective reporting.

A chart categorizes CNN as a very liberal source, with poor opposite sources, 94% negative politician portrayal, 10% moderate policy leaning, no opposite viewpoint, and identifies an author.
An image showing a data analysis with six categories: Author, Opposite Sources, Quote Length, Multiple Quotes, Unique Sources, and Multiple Sources, with "Quote Length" highlighted and "Excellent" labeled.

Length of Quotes

See the average length of quotes in the article. The length of quotes in news articles is important for providing context, accuracy, verifiability, and transparency to readers. They help differentiate between facts and opinions, reduce bias, and empower readers.

Number of Quotes

See the number of quotes found in the article. The higher number of quotes in news publications is indicative of more diverse perspectives, balance and fairness, and higher transparency. They play a crucial role in building the credibility of the news article.

Diagram showing metric ratings, highlighting "Multiple Quotes" in green as "Excellent." An arrow points to a text box stating, "An article that includes a higher number of quotes is often more reliable.
A visual dashboard evaluates an article on five metrics with labels: Author, Opposite Sources, Quote Length, Multiple Quotes, Unique Sources, and Multiple Sources. Unique Sources is highlighted and rated "Fair.

Number of Unique Sources

View the number of unique sources used in the article. A higher amount of unique sources used helps build reader trust and journalistic integrity by providing multiple viewpoints.

Getting Started

The Biasly News Check extension is also made for those who are more interested in the bigger picture and want to learn the truth with a short analysis of the news rather than just reading headlines. The extension requires an account, which you can create immediately after the installation. As of now, all bias ratings are free with the extension.

How to set up the Chrome extension:

1Install the free Chrome extension from the Chrome Web Store.

Screenshot of the Biasly News Check extension page on the Chrome Web Store, showcasing its rating, description, and features like rating news sources with a bias meter.

2Follow the prompts to create your free Biasly.com account or log in if you are already a member.

3Once logged in, pin the Chrome icon to your browser.

A pop-up window from a web browser displays the message "Extensions - No access needed," with options for "Biasly News Check" and "Manage Extensions.

4Now, visit a political news website of your choice, and then click on the icon to begin checking the news.

It will take a few seconds for the bias rating to be generated, which you can share with friends on social media.

Method 1:

Screenshot of a CNN Politics article titled "Who is Rep. Mike Johnson, the new House speaker?". The image shows a man in a suit and tie speaking into a microphone.

Method 2:

Screenshot of a browser window showing a Biasly News Check plugin pop-up with settings for checking news biases on the current page.

Also, as you browse Facebook and Twitter, the Chrome extension will provide media bias information about news articles that show up in your feed. The ratings will show at the bottom of each post with a link to learn more.

A person giving a speech in front of microphones, with a news headline stating: "Veteran Bob McDermott wins 6-way GOP primary to face Mazie Hirono for Senate in deep-blue Hawaii.