World Wide Check is a powerful Chrome extension designed to combat misinformation on the internet. It enables users to report and flag potentially false or misleading content directly from webpages, contributing to a safer online environment.
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World Wide Check leverages a vast network of internet users and the collective wisdom of the online community to identify and report misleading information. By utilizing a subreddit dedicated to World Wide Check (r/worldwidecheck), all reported content is carefully examined and verified by a community of vigilant users.
Please visit r/worldwidecheck to join the community and contribute to the fight against misinformation.
Follow these steps to report potentially false or misleading information using World Wide Check:
First, check if any information has already been reported for the current web page in the World Wide Check plugin.
If no data is fetched, you're good to report. Go to r/worldwidecheck to create a new post.
Copy the paragraph from the web page and paste it as the post title. Make sure the text remains the same.
In the body of the post, it's crucial to add the fURL link as the last element. This provides the URL of the web page being reported.
Remember to include the post flag to indicate that it's a report. This is mandatory.
After ensuring all the information is accurate, submit the post. The report will appear in the World Wide Check plugin.
- Report Misinformation: With World Wide Check, you can easily report suspicious content found on webpages, helping to prevent the spread of misinformation.
- Community-driven Verification: The reported content is analyzed by the vigilant community on the dedicated subreddit, ensuring accurate and reliable identification of false information.
- Chrome Extension: World Wide Check is a Chrome extension, providing a seamless experience for users, enabling them to report and flag content directly from their browser.
To install the World Wide Check Chrome extension, follow these steps:
- Download the extension package from the GitHub repository.
- Open your Chrome browser and go to
chrome://extensions. - Enable "Developer mode" in the top right corner of the page.
- Click on "Load unpacked" and select the downloaded extension package directory.
- The World Wide Check extension will be added to your browser.
Contributions to the World Wide Check project are highly appreciated. If you would like to contribute, please follow the guidelines outlined in the Contribution Guidelines.
This project is licensed under the MIT License. Feel free to use, modify, and distribute it according to the terms of this license.
