CALIFORNIA: Google has added its fact check feature to search results globally, in a bid to help tackle the spread of “fake news”, the company said on Friday.
The search giant will now highlight “authoritative sources” in search results, with a summary of claims that have been fact-checked.
“With the new feature, sites will be judged authoritative by an algorithm and the company will not be fact-checking news stories itself.”
The feature was introduced by in October, however, Google has now added it to its regular search results.
“A summary of the fact-checked statements and whether they are judged to be true or false will also appear,” the company said and further elaborated that publishers who have investigated a claim, for example, a politician’s statements, will be displayed more prominently.
However, the feature will not affect the order of search results and will not label sites known to spread false information as untrustworthy, it added.