🧠 Fallacifier - Browser Extension for Smart Fact Checking

Fallacifier is a Browser Extension that instantly fact-checks any claim using real-time public sources, AI reasoning, and domain trust scores — so you never have to Google bold statements again.

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🔍 What It Does

• ✅ Enter or highlight any claim on a webpage
• 🌐 Searches the web using the Brave Search API
• 🏆 Ranks sources based on domain trust score
• 🤖 Uses GPT to analyze content and deliver a verdict: Supported, Refuted, or Unverifiable
• 📈 Provides a Confidence Rating and cites top sources
• 🧠 All reasoning is handled server-side (deployed on Render.com)

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⚙️ Tech Stack

🔧 Frontend

• React
• Vite
• Tailwind CSS
• Chrome Extension APIs

🧠 Backend

• Nvidia Mistral API
• Brave Search API
• Firebase Realtime Database
• Hosted on Render.com

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🛠️ Installation & Setup

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/AkshaTGA/React--Fallacifier-Extension.git
cd React--Fallacifier-Extension

2. Install Dependencies

npm install

3. Start the Build

npm run build 

This will generate the optimized extension files inside the dist/ directory.

🧩 Load Extension into Browser

Open your browser and and open extensions page. Enable Developer Mode

Click Load unpacked

Select the dist/ folder generated after build

You're now ready to use the extension locally!

👨‍💻 About the Developer

I'm Akshat, an IT undergrad from IIIT Allahabad with a deep interest in web dev, AI, and building tools that solve real problems. Feel free to connect with me or contribute!

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