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Is this article actually true? Is this email a scam? Is this image AI?

Click a button, get a second opinion. Digital Grandson reads the page and tells you if it's legit, AI-generated, or trying to scam you. Works on text, images, and videos. Now in 20 languages.

Add to Chrome - it's free 50 free checks, no account needed New: drag & resize the tab, 20 languages, video AI detection
suspicioushealth.net
SHOCKING: Scientists Confirm WiFi Causes Cancer in Children
Unreliable
No sources cited. Uses scare tactics and all-caps to get you to share without thinking.
reuters.com
Federal Reserve Holds Interest Rates Steady at March Meeting
Trustworthy
Reuters wire report. Quotes named Fed officials, matches other outlets' coverage.
4 checks per page
<30s analysis time
Your data you choose where it goes
Neutral no political bias
How it works

Three steps, seriously.

1

Install it

Add to Chrome. Takes about 30 seconds. No account or signup.

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Browse normally

You'll see a small button in the corner of every page. It doesn't do anything until you tap it.

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Tap when suspicious

Get a verdict in plain English. Green is solid, red is sketchy, orange means check a little closer — with a short explanation either way.

What it checks

Four things, every time.

01

Written by AI?

A lot of junk articles online are written by computers, not people. We spot the ones that no human actually wrote.

02

Actually true?

Does the article cite real sources? Do the claims hold up? Or is someone just making stuff up?

03

Who wrote it?

Some outlets have a track record. We know which ones tend to get it right and which ones don't.

04

Trying to trick you?

Rage-bait headlines, fear tactics, emotional manipulation. If the article is playing you, we'll say so.

No agenda

We call it like we see it.

We don't care which side wrote it. If the article is garbage, we'll tell you. Left-wing rage-bait gets the same treatment as right-wing conspiracy stuff. The point is to catch bad information, not push a viewpoint.

partisanleft.com "EXPOSED: Republican Plot to Destroy Social Security" Unreliable
freedomeagle.news "Democrats' Secret Plan to Ban All Private Gun Ownership" Unreliable
truthactivist.org "Big Pharma Exposed Hiding Cure for Common Diseases" Unreliable

Same standard, regardless of who's writing.

Early feedback

What testers are saying.

★★★★★
"My aunt kept sharing these wild health articles on Facebook. I installed this on her laptop and now she actually checks first. Thanksgiving is way less awkward."
Michael R.
★★★★★
"I'm not tech savvy at all but this is just a button that says green or red. That's my speed."
Barbara T.
★★★★★
"Used it on a sketchy crypto article my coworker sent me. Came back red. Saved me from looking like an idiot."
Robert K.
Pricing

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  • We handle everything
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Tech-savvy? After your 30 days, you can connect your own AI account and skip the monthly fee. We have a guide.

Coming soon

This is just the beginning.

We're building more tools to help with scam emails, weird popups, and all the other stuff that makes the internet annoying. Be the first to know.

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How we compare

Why not just use NewsGuard?

Other tools rate domains. We read the actual page you're on, right now, and tell you what it's doing.

Feature Digital Grandson NewsGuard Web of Trust Manual research
Real-time per-page analysis Yes NoPre-rated domains only Crowd-sourcedDomain ratings only Yes, but slowTakes 10–30 minutes
AI-written content detection Yes No No No
Image & deepfake detection Yes No No No
Scoring dimensions 4 checksAI content, factual accuracy, source credibility, manipulation tactics 9 criteriaBut domain-level only 1 scoreAggregate crowd rating UnlimitedYou decide what to check
Cost Free to start$5 one-time or $5/mo managed; free forever with own API key Subscription~$50–$100/yr for individuals Free (limited)Premium tier for full features FreeCosts your time instead
Privacy & data control BYOK optionBring your own API key — text analysis never touches our servers Central serversYour browsing patterns logged Central serversBrowsing data shared Fully privateIt's just you and Google

Honest caveat: BYOK mode requires setting up an API key with Anthropic, OpenAI, or similar. We have a guide, but it takes 5 minutes. Managed mode ($5) requires zero setup.

FAQ

Questions we keep getting.

No. Digital Grandson does nothing until you tap the button. There are no background trackers, no constant scanning, no analytics running on every page. It sits dormant until you ask it to work.
We don't monitor your browsing. When you click Analyze, we read up to 6,000 characters of visible page text. If that's not enough for the analysis to work properly (some pages bury their content deep), we collect up to 12,000 characters — but never more than that. In managed mode, that text goes to our server to call the AI; we log the first 500 characters, verdict, and scores to measure accuracy, and strip user IDs after 90 days. In BYOK mode, your text goes straight from your browser to your AI provider — never through us. Full details in our privacy policy.
Yes. After your 30-day managed period, or right from the start if you prefer, you can connect your own API key from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, or Moonshot. In BYOK mode, analysis is free forever — you pay the AI provider directly (usually a few cents per check). We have a setup guide in the extension settings.
It's good. Really good at catching the obvious stuff: clickbait, bot-written articles, unsourced claims, emotional manipulation. Not perfect — no automated tool is — but it catches things most people would miss, and it explains its reasoning so you can judge for yourself.
It works on the vast majority of news sites, blogs, and article pages. It may not work well on paywalled content (it can only read what's visible), very short pages, or purely visual pages. Social media feeds are not supported yet — that's on the roadmap.
Yes. We only see what you choose to check — we never monitor your browsing. Your analysis results aren't tied to your identity. Full details in our privacy policy.
Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi. Anything Chromium-based. Firefox and Safari are on the to-do list.
Two options: subscribe to the monthly plan ($5/mo, we handle everything) or connect your own AI account and use it free. We have a guide that walks you through the setup if you go that route.
Think of it as a password for a service we use behind the scenes. You can get your own (free to create) and skip our monthly fee. You'd pay the service directly, usually a few cents per check. We have a setup guide.
Right now Digital Grandson checks articles and images. We're working on tools for scam emails, sketchy links, and confusing software popups. Sign up above if you want early access to new features.

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