Fact-checking Tools for Chrome

We are planning to collect data from a wide range of well-known fact-checking organizations – including Snopes, Källkritikbyrån, and others – and we would really appreciate tips on additional actors, whether widely known or more niche, that could be relevant to start gathering data from.

The reason is simple: Tornevall Networks Toolbox for Social Medias intends to add an integration with fact-checkers so that it can provide direct signals on websites and social media platforms. X already has a community-driven feature that works in a somewhat similar way, and the plan is eventually to coordinate with that type of integration for general websites as well. In the meantime, having solid fact-checking sources in place from the start would be very valuable.

We have just started monitoring Motargument and Källkritikbyrån, with the hope that this will help us become more accurate in the assessments we make. In addition, it is already possible to subscribe to RSS categories, which makes it possible to get an aggregated view of what is being published online. This also applies to right-wing media.

We are also aiming to introduce analysis tools. The intention is to make it possible to analyze RSS content by category, and to let posts and headlines be processed on a weekly and/or monthly basis. This should help us build a broader picture of what is being discussed at any given time, while also making it easier to identify patterns in how topics shift and develop over time.

The purpose is not only to see what is being published, but also to understand recurring themes, changes in rhetoric, and broader behavioral patterns across sources. Since this is an election period, it is especially relevant to be able to follow how information changes over time.

Over time, we also want these analyses to contribute to a more structured and persistent overview, so that insights can be compared historically rather than treated as isolated snapshots.