Media Bias Detector

Chrome extension proof-of-concept that highlights potentially biased phrases in news articles.

Chrome extension proof-of-concept (Manifest V3) that scans news articles for emotionally loaded language and highlights potentially biased phrases in real time. Designed as a concept demonstration for AI-assisted media literacy.

Key features:

  • Real-time keyword highlighting — content script scans page text against a curated list of biased/emotionally loaded phrases and highlights matches inline
  • On-demand page analysis via extension popup
  • Pure vanilla JavaScript with no external dependencies or build tools

Tech stack: JavaScript, Chrome Extensions API (Manifest V3)