SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
False News Detector
Chrome extension·by Sentient Labs
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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
False News Detector's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
19%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Make Chrome Yours
16%of make chrome yours extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 22,985 make chrome yours extensions
Findings
16
median 9Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
3
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
4
median 18vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 16 distinct issues across 6 severities
16
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical16%
High00%
Needs Review00%
Medium1488%
Low16%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 3 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 3 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Execute scripts in pages
Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 13, 2026
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