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Finformo - Financial News Credibility Checker

Chrome extension that analyzes financial articles for credibility using AI and source reputation analysis.

Quick Start (Use the Extension)

  1. Clone this repository
  2. Open Chrome and go to chrome://extensions/
  3. Enable "Developer mode"
  4. Click "Load unpacked" and select the extension folder
  5. Visit any financial news article and click the extension icon

Run Locally (Development)

Prerequisites

Setup

  1. Install dependencies:
   npm install
  1. Configure environment:
   echo "GEMINI_API_KEY=your_api_key_here" > .env
  1. Run backend:
   vercel dev
  1. Update extension API URL:

    • Edit extension/popup.js line 1
    • Change to: http://localhost:3000/api/classify
  2. Load extension in Chrome (see Quick Start steps 2-5)

Technologies

  • Backend: Vercel Serverless Functions, Node.js
  • AI: Google Gemini 2.5 Flash API
  • Frontend: Chrome Extension (Manifest V3), Vanilla JS/CSS

Features

  • Real-time credibility analysis (0-100 score)
  • Multi-factor evaluation (fact-checking, bias detection, source verification)
  • 10+ publisher reputation database
  • Cool purple themed UI with smooth animations

Built Using

Google Gemini Vercel HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript Node.js Chrome Extension

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