Journal of Scientific Research, Education, and Technology
Vol. 5 No. 2 (2026): Vol. 5 No. 2 2026

Mobile App for News Bias Detection Using Rule-Based Classification

Muhammad Rizqi Raka Siwi (Universitas Teknologi Yogyakarta)
Anita Fira Waluyo (Universitas Teknologi Yogyakarta)



Article Info

Publish Date
25 May 2026

Abstract

In the digital era, online media has become a primary source of information, but it also increases the risk of biased news dissemination that can influence public opinion. This study aims to develop a mobile application for automatically detecting bias in online news using web scraping and rule-based text classification. The application is built with Flutter and uses Firebase as the backend. The system retrieves articles from user-provided URLs and analyzes their content based on predefined keywords categorized into political, sensational, and confirmation bias. The results are presented as a bias score, label, and comparative analysis, and stored in user history. Black-box testing shows that all main features function as expected. The application is intended to support media literacy by helping users identify news bias independently.

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jrest

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Subject

Computer Science & IT Economics, Econometrics & Finance Education Engineering Social Sciences

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