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Install

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Extension Features

Icon helper

A small icon appears when you're watching a video that has been verified on CaptainFact.io. It tells you, based on votes, if the statement you're hearing (or what is shown) is believed to be true or false.

Icon approve Icon refute

Facts overlay

When clicked, the CaptainFact icon displays facts and comments about current statement and their respective scores.

Demo screenshot

Development

Start the API

See https://github.com/CaptainFact/captain-fact-api

Run local extension development server

  • Install (if you don't have them):
    • Node.js
    • App dependencies: npm install
    • npm start - Start the overlay injector test pages on http://localhost:3342
    • npm run test - Runs all unit tests

FAQ

  • Why do you need storage permissions?

We store a local cache of videos IDs that exist on CaptainFact. This cache gets updated when you visit YouTube if it's older than 15 minutes. This is a privacy improvement that guarantees we don't track the videos you're watching and don't send unnecessary requests.

  • Why do you need Youtube permissions?

To be able to inject the facts overlay on YouTube videos.

  • Why do you only inject on youtube.com and not in embedded players everywhere else?

We may want to implement this in a separate release in the future. We don't want to implement this feature in main extension cause it means asking for permissions to access all your sites.

  • Can I add sources on videos directly from the extension?

Not at the moment.

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License

GNU General Public License v3.0

Permissions of this strong copyleft license are conditioned on making available complete source code of licensed works and modifications, which include larger works using a licensed work, under the same license. Copyright and license notices must be preserved. Contributors provide an express grant of patent rights.

See LICENSE for more info.