Chrome Extension / Node.js · 2020
BaitBlock
A community-powered browser extension that replaces misleading news headlines with more informative titles.
BaitBlock addresses the way misleading headlines can spread misinformation when readers only see a shared article title. The extension finds headlines on the sites you visit and queries a central database for community-sourced alternatives.
People can suggest replacement titles and vote on the suggestions they find most accurate. A Node.js and Express backend with Sequelize stores the title data and votes, while the Chrome extension provides the browser-side experience.
The project was built for LauzHack 5.0 and leaves room for future features such as article summaries, source-quality rankings, and related articles with different points of view.