If you're tired of reading misinformation spread through the news—we're looking at you, Donald Trump—Google has a solution. This week, the company launched a new fact check feature that will be displayed in expanded news stories, alongside the search engine's existing labels, such as opinion and highly cited.
The fact check feature works like this: Google will use its Claim Review process to algorithmically determine whether a story might contain factual problems and highlighting sources that have been shown to "follow the commonly accepted criteria for fact checks," according to its announcement.
It's unclear just how many sites will meet this criteria, but the Duke Reporter's Lab has found that "rigorous fact checks are now conducted by more than 100 active sites," Google wrote in its announcement. According to Engadget, that number has grown from just four such organizations in 2010.
Google announced Thursday the fact check feature is available for its U.S. and U.K. users of its Google News website and mobile apps for Android and iOS, implying it will hit other markets in the future.
"We’re excited to see the growth of the Fact Check community," wrote Richard Gingras, Google's head of news, "and to shine a light on its efforts to divine fact from fiction, wisdom from spin."
Source: http://www.glamour.com/story/you-will-love-googles-new-fact-checking-feature
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