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Google has explained how its fact-checking initiatives will work soon in its bid to stop fake news and science. This will apply to YouTube which boffins have previously claimed was responsible for the return to popularity of flat earth theory.
The search engine and YouTube have announced a $13.2 million grant for the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN). This will contribute to the launch of a Global Fact Check Fund to financially support 135 fact-checking organisations spread across 65 countries to fight fake news being propagated in over 80 languages. It will open in early 2023.
Meanwhile, Google is trialing other fact-checking tools and even rolled out a few of them.
Fact checks from independent organisations are highlighted in Google Search, News, and Images. Panels to provide more context also appear on YouTube in six countries, with plans for a wider rollout soon. There is also a Fact Check Explorer utility that allows anyone to verify the claims about a topic or a person.
Google has explained how its fact-checking initiatives will work soon in its bid to stop fake news and science. This will apply to YouTube which boffins have previously claimed was responsible for the return to popularity of flat earth theory.
The search engine and YouTube have announced a $13.2 million grant for the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN). This will contribute to the launch of a Global Fact Check Fund to financially support 135 fact-checking organisations spread across 65 countries to fight fake news being propagated in over 80 languages. It will open in early 2023.
Meanwhile, Google is trialing other fact-checking tools and even rolled out a few of them.
Fact checks from independent organisations are highlighted in Google Search, News, and Images. Panels to provide more context also appear on YouTube in six countries, with plans for a wider rollout soon. There is also a Fact Check Explorer utility that allows anyone to verify the claims about a topic or a person.
