Fact-Checking Will Now Occur Right Within Your Google Results

Some exciting news from Google. Fact-checking will be part of your search results. https://t.co/u4E4xbGvF9 pic.twitter.com/3iMObtmx44

— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) April 7, 2017

The fight against fake news continues.

So many outlets and organizations have taken steps to reduce the amount of false information consumed by the average Internet user on social media, but Google is doing one better. They’re not waiting for the info to hit Facebook before they pounce.

Google announced in a blog post today that fact-checking will start to appear in search results:

For the first time, when you conduct a search on Google that returns an authoritative result containing fact checks for one or more public claims, you will see that information clearly on the search results page. The snippet will display information on the claim, who made the claim, and the fact check of that particular claim.

Notes like “true” or “mostly true” will appear next to stories that have been checked, though Google is leaving the checking itself to third parties like PolitiFact. Among the over 100 organizations Google has been working with on fact-checking, you’ll find The Associated Press, the BBC, and NPR.

Not all stories will be checked, of course, and some may be given ranking by different organizations. Google will make note of that in those instances.

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