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To Help Limit The Spread Of Misinformation, Google Takes A Step Ahead

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International Fact Checking Day was on April 2nd. Just before that, Google has added new tools to help limit the spread of misinformation.

With the news tools, Google has taken a step ahead, with a range of Search upgrades and alerts to help users better understand the sources that they’re connecting with for updates.

Firstly, Google’s adding a new notice on evolving news stories which will alert searchers that the facts are still being clarified.

There are the new alerts, rolling out for English-language searches in the US, will make the searcher aware of the evolving nature of the story, and will include tips to help the user evaluate information online, like a reminder of the importance of relying trusted sources. Look at the screenshot below –

Tools to help limit the spread of misinformation

Secondly, Google’s also adding a new ‘Highly Cited’ label to help users find the source info for major news stories.

Have a look at the image below –

Tools to help limit the spread of misinformation

In the words of Google –

“Let’s say a local news organisation breaks an investigative story looking into problems at your local school district. The story is so big that it gets picked up by numerous other media outlets. But what if you didn’t see that original story, which had unique context for local residents? We’re introducing a way to help you identify stories that have been frequently cited by other news organisations, giving you a simple way to find the most helpful or relevant information for a news story.”

Additionally, Google also suggests that Searchers familiarise themselves with its Fact Check Explorer tool, which enables users to search for any topic that they have questions about, and cross-references over 150,000 fact checks to provide more context.

Tools to help limit the spread of misinformation

The fact check tool can be explored here.

You can also learn useful and correct information about any page online.

An excerpt from Google –

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Neat and useful move, GOOGLE! 👍

You can read the complete report to combat misinformation by Google here.

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