Wikipedia is a critical resource, but not all claims are well-sourced. Create a browser extension that flags unsourced passages and suggests verifying them elsewhere. Educational institutions and publishers might pay for enterprise features. Start with a basic extension that highlights flagged content. The risk is Wikipedia improving sourcing and making the tool redundant.
Wikipedia fact-checking browser extension
Build a browser extension that highlights potentially unsourced claims on Wikipedia. Target students and researchers.
Why now
With Wikipedia's growing importance, users increasingly need tools to assess content reliability.
- Who for
- Students and researchers
- Business model
- Freemium with enterprise licenses
- Effort
- A few weeks
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