Project Validator

Project Validator is a news aggregator that empowers modern readers to stay credibly informed in an age rife with disinformation. By tracking publisher credibility and article contents through machine learning, Validator is the single solution for agenda free, ad-free, honest information.

Features

• Removes clickbait
• Negates fake news
• 100% free with no ads
• Completely customizable display
• Expedites/refines reading process with article insights

Installation

Verifier is built with the Django Framework. The following steps will install all its prerequisites. Additional information can be found in the link below each step.

1. Download and install python v3.0 or later
         Python Downloads

2. Install pip
         curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py
      python get-pip.py
         pip documentation

3. Install Django
         pip install Django
         Django Documentation

4. Clone the appropriate repository
         https://github.com/CSULB-491/Website.git
         https://github.com/CSULB-491/NLP.git
         https://github.com/CSULB-491/Crawler.git

Contribute

Validator is organized into the three main repositories above. Each has their own IssueTracker which follows the format below.

• Issue Tracker: https://github.com/CSULB-491/Website/issues
• Source Code: https://github.com/CSULB-491

Merge Process is as follows.

1. Contributor clones the repo
2. Verifies functionality locally
3. Pushes changes and makes a pull request with detailed changes+updates
4. After 2+ people in charge of that feature verify the functionality it will be merged with master

Support

If you are struggling, please reach out. Either create a GitHub Issue or send us an email at [email protected]

License

The project is licensed under GNU General Public License v3.0