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Check News for Media Bias Instantly

With the Biasly News Check Chrome Extension, free members can instantly receive a media bias rating for any website they visit, helping them develop stronger media literacy skills and navigate the world of biased news sources more confidently.
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The Biasly News Check Chrome Extension is 100% free and included with every  Biasly Free Membership. With just one click, users can generate AI-driven bias and reliability ratings for any news article they browse online, making it an essential media bias checker tool.

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Biasly Chrome Extension Insights

Each feature of our Chrome extension plays a vital role in uncovering media bias, news reliability, and credibility within every article you read. Our AI-powered bias checker offers comprehensive article breakdowns — more detailed and insightful than any other tool available today.

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Advanced Media Bias
Analysis

Gain access to an in-depth bias and reliability analysis that evaluates how each article covers politicians, political stances, and public policy issues. All media bias ratings are powered by our proprietary Bias Meter, offering a balanced, data-driven perspective of the news.

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Built for News Junkies, Students, and Educators

The Biasly News Check Extension is designed for curious readers, researchers, and educators looking to understand or teach about the influence of news media bias. By delivering detailed, categorical breakdowns, it reveals what happens behind the scenes of political news coverage and helps users become more media literate.

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Powerful Features That Make a Difference

The way the media presents information significantly shapes how people interpret political narratives and form biases. Our Chrome extension acts as a bias meter that reveals multiple viewpoints almost instantly, enabling users to consume news more thoughtfully and critically.

AI-Powered Media Bias Ratings

The extension uses our Bias Meter to identify key components of any article — including bias levels, political leanings, sources cited, viewpoints, and quotes. Our artificial intelligence scans and rates political bias quickly and accurately, helping users gain greater transparency and trust in their 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.

Track the Sources in Every Article

Discover which sources are linked within each article. Evaluating these sources helps determine the ideological leanings and factual accuracy of the content, offering deeper insight into the media ecosystem.

Measure the Number of Opposing Viewpoints

See how many opposing perspectives are included in the article. A balanced news piece will present multiple viewpoints, demonstrating journalistic fairness and enabling readers to form well-rounded opinions.

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 Analysis

Our Bias Meter evaluates how different policies and stances are framed within each article. This feature allows you to see whether a piece leans conservative, liberal, or neutral when discussing key political topics.

Quantified Policy Sentiments

View sentiment breakdowns that reveal how positively or negatively policies are portrayed. These insights help users understand subtle framing biases and the potential influence on public opinion.

Identify biases

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

Gauge Source Transparency

By analyzing policy leanings and article reliability, users can gauge the transparency and trustworthiness of news organizations, leading to more constructive political discourse.

Politician Portrayal Ratings

Understand how different politicians are depicted in the media with positive or negative sentiment analysis. This helps identify potential partisan bias — for instance, a Republican being framed negatively on a liberal news site, or vice versa.
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Identify Editorial Biases

Recognize when news sources are overly critical of their own party affiliations. Negative portrayals by party-aligned outlets may signal integrity issues, editorial bias, or attempts at credibility balancing.

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Indicate Issues

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

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Track Politician Stances with Quotes

Biasly users can explore where politicians stand on hot-button issues based on direct quotes from verified sources, offering real context into political messaging and bias.

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 reveal insights about the article’s author, including potential bias indicators and context that may affect how the article is written or framed.
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?.

Opposite Sources

Research the sources that have opposite biases to the main news source of the article. Exposing yourself to diverse sources helps minimize confirmation bias and enhances your ability to detect bias. It promotes balanced views, encourages critical thinking, and fosters independent opinion formation.

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.

Quote Length Metrics

Evaluate the average length of quotes used in an article. Longer quotes typically provide more context and nuance, reducing editorial distortion and making it easier to spot fact vs. opinion.

Quote Frequency Counts

See the number of direct quotes in the article. A high quote count often signals greater diversity of perspectives, higher transparency, and stronger credibility.
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.

Unique Source Count

Identify how many unique sources are referenced. Articles that cite a wide variety of sources usually exhibit higher journalistic integrity and allow readers to access a fuller spectrum of viewpoints.

Getting Started

The Biasly News Check Extension is built for users who want to understand media narratives through quick, insightful analysis—without needing to read every article in full. Setup takes only a few minutes, and all bias ratings are currently available for free with an account.

How to set up the Chrome extension:

1Install the free extension from the Chrome Web Store.

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2Create your free account or log in to Biasly.com.

3Pin the extension icon to your browser for easy access.

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

4Visit a political news website and click the icon to get a real-time bias rating for the article.

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

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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.

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(You can also use the extension while browsing Facebook or Twitter, where media bias ratings will appear beneath news links in your feed.)
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Download the Chrome Extension Today

Experience a smarter way to read the news. Use Biasly’s Chrome Extension to identify media bias, verify politician portrayals, and explore policy leanings — all in one place. Install now and take the first step toward media literacy and balanced news consumption.

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