QUICK_TEST_GUIDE.md

🚀 QUICK TEST GUIDE - LinkScout Extension

✅ Server Status

Server Running: http://localhost:5000
Models Loaded: 8 (RoBERTa, Emotion, NER, Hate, Clickbait, Bias, Custom, Categories)
Groq AI: Active (4 Agents)
Revolutionary Detection: Active (8 Phases)

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🧪 Testing Steps

Step 1: Reload Extension

1. Open Chrome
2. Go to: chrome://extensions
3. Find "LinkScout"
4. Click "Reload" button
5. Check for errors in console (should be none)

Step 2: Test on BBC Article

1. Navigate to: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxk8k4xlv1o
2. Click LinkScout icon in toolbar
3. Click "Scan Page" button
4. Wait for analysis (10-15 seconds)

Step 3: Verify Sidebar Display

✅ Check These Sections Appear:

1. Header

   • Verdict (FAKE/SUSPICIOUS/CREDIBLE)
   • Misinformation percentage
   • Total paragraphs analyzed

2. Groq AI Research (Purple card)

   • Research summary with sources

3. Detailed Analysis (Pink card)

   • Pattern analysis

4. Final Conclusion (Green card)

   • Verdict

5. ✅ NEW: What is Correct (Green)

   • Facts that are accurate

6. ✅ NEW: What is Wrong (Red)

   • Misinformation identified

7. ✅ NEW: What Internet Says (Blue)

   • Credible sources' consensus

8. ✅ NEW: My Recommendation (Yellow)

   • Expert advice

9. ✅ NEW: Why This Matters (Orange)

   • Significance explanation

10. Pre-trained Models (Light purple)

    • RoBERTa: X% Fake
    • Emotion: anger/fear/etc.
    • Hate Speech: X%
    • Clickbait: X%
    • Bias: biased/neutral
    • ✅ Custom Model: X% (NEW!)
    • ✅ Categories: Politics, War... (NEW!)
    • Named Entities: Names, places...

11. Revolutionary Detection (8 Phases)

    • Linguistic Fingerprint
    • Claim Verification
    • Source Credibility
    • Entity Verification
    • Propaganda Analysis (techniques list - NO ERROR!)
    • Verification Network
    • Contradiction Detection
    • Network Analysis

12. ✅ NEW: Google Search Results (Yellow card)

    • 5+ fact-checking links
    • Clickable URLs
    • Snippets from sources

13. Suspicious Paragraphs List

    • Each paragraph with score
    • "Why Flagged" explanation
    • Click-to-scroll functionality

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✅ Expected Results

No Errors

• ❌ propaganda.techniques.join is not a function → Should NOT appear
• ❌ data.X is undefined → Should NOT appear
• ✅ All sections load properly
• ✅ Sidebar scrolls smoothly

Correct Display

• ✅ All 5 new sections appear (what's right/wrong/internet/recommendation/why)
• ✅ Google search results with clickable links
• ✅ Custom model percentage shown
• ✅ Categories/labels displayed
• ✅ Propaganda techniques shown as comma-separated list (no error)

Functionality

• ✅ Click suspicious paragraph → scrolls to it on page
• ✅ Paragraph flashes blue when clicked
• ✅ Click Google result link → opens in new tab
• ✅ Sidebar scrollable with all content

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🐛 If You See Errors

Error: "propaganda.techniques.join is not a function"

Status: ✅ SHOULD BE FIXED NOW If still appears:

1. Check browser console for exact error
2. Hard reload extension (Ctrl+Shift+R on chrome://extensions)
3. Check server terminal output

Error: "Cannot read property 'X' of undefined"

Solution:

1. Check if server is running (http://localhost:5000/health)
2. Check network tab for failed requests
3. Reload page and try again

Error: Missing sections in sidebar

Solution:

1. Open DevTools (F12)
2. Check Console for JavaScript errors
3. Check Network tab for response data
4. Verify server returned all fields

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📊 Sample Expected Output

Console (should see):

✅ Analysis complete
📊 Verdict: SUSPICIOUS - VERIFY
📈 Misinformation: 65%
📋 Chunks: 40 analyzed, 8 fake, 15 suspicious

Sidebar (should show):

🚨 SUSPICIOUS - VERIFY
Misinformation: 65%
Analyzed: 40  Suspicious: 23  Safe: 17

🤖 GROQ AI RESEARCH REPORT
Based on my research of credible sources...

✔️ WHAT IS CORRECT:
- Fact 1
- Fact 2

❌ WHAT IS WRONG:
- Misinformation 1
- Misinformation 2

🌐 WHAT THE INTERNET SAYS:
Credible sources indicate...

💡 MY RECOMMENDATION:
Readers should verify...

⚠️ WHY THIS MATTERS:
This is significant because...

🤖 PRE-TRAINED ML MODELS
🔹 RoBERTa: 72% Fake
🔹 Custom Model: 68% Misinformation
🔹 Categories: Politics, War & Conflict

📢 PROPAGANDA ANALYSIS
Score: 100/100
Techniques: fear-mongering, scapegoating, loaded-language

🔗 GOOGLE SEARCH RESULTS
📌 Snopes Fact Check
   [https://snopes.com/...]
   "This claim has been debunked..."

🚨 SUSPICIOUS PARAGRAPHS (23)
📍 Para 1 [85/100]
Why Flagged:
• Fake: 85%, Custom: 68%
• Emotion: anger, Hate: 45%
👆 Click to jump

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✅ Success Criteria

Your test is SUCCESSFUL if you see:

• No console errors
• All 5 new sections (what's right/wrong/internet/recommendation/why)
• Google search results with links
• Custom model percentage
• Categories/labels
• Propaganda techniques (no .join() error)
• Suspicious paragraphs with explanations
• Click-to-scroll works
• Sidebar displays all content

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🎯 Quick Verification Checklist

Run through this 2-minute check:

1. ✅ Server running? → Check http://localhost:5000/health
2. ✅ Extension reloaded? → Check chrome://extensions
3. ✅ Scan works? → Click "Scan Page" on BBC article
4. ✅ Sidebar opens? → Should appear on right side
5. ✅ No errors? → Check browser console (F12)
6. ✅ All sections present? → Scroll through sidebar
7. ✅ Links clickable? → Click a Google result link
8. ✅ Click-to-scroll works? → Click a suspicious paragraph

If all 8 are ✅ → SUCCESS! Your LinkScout extension is complete!

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Ready to test now!
Server: ✅ Running
Extension: ✅ Ready
Features: ✅ 100% Complete

Test URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxk8k4xlv1o