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Fake news detector

Firefox extension·by SoundsGreat
43
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.

Likely abandonedsafety score reduced by 30 points

  • No update in over 5 years
  • The developer's website is no longer reachable
Why this matters

An unmaintained extension keeps whatever flaws it shipped with, and a listing with users but no owner is an attractive target to buy and repurpose.

Automated analysis of publicly available code — not a professional security audit. It may produce false positives and does not prove an extension is unsafe or safe. Treat it as one signal among many. Disclaimer · Report an issue

How it ranks

Fake news detector's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
19%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 402,632 extensions
In Social & Communication
9%of social & communication extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 13,646 social & communication extensions
Findings
23
median 5Lower is safer
Critical findings
5
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
6
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
4
median 3vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 23 distinct issues across 6 severities
23
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 31 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

4 risky permissions of 6 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 6 permissions in total. 4 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Access to all websites

Can read and modify content on every website you visit

High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

High
Access all HTTP sites

Can read and modify content on all non-encrypted websites

High
Access all HTTPS sites

Can read and modify content on all encrypted websites

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Low
Run in background

Can run scripts in the background when not actively in use

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 6, 2026
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