Unfaker

Unfaker is an open-source Chrome extension and API designed to detect fake news in social media posts (currently integrated with X/Twitter). It uses machine learning models and automated analysis to flag potentially misleading content and provide users with insights before they engage with it.

Tech Stack

1. FastAPI for the backend
2. Docker for containerization
3. Chrome Extension for client-side integration
4. ML/NLP models for fake news detection

How to run the app

Build the Docker image

docker build -t unfaker-api .

Run the container

docker run -d -p 8000:8000 --name unfaker-container unfaker-api

Install chrome extension

• Open google chrome and go to chrome://extensions/;
• Enable developer mode
• Click "Load Unpacked" and select the folder web/

See it in action

Open a X post and see a popup with our analysis.

Acknowledgments

This project was originally developed during the Hackaton Raia - Grupo Transformice.