Google rolling out ‘fact check’ label

Published October 14, 2016 11:14pm ET



Google is rolling out a new “fact check” label for search results aggregated in its news section, the company said on Friday.

“In the seven years since we started labeling types of articles in Google News (e.g., In-Depth, Opinion, Wikipedia), we’ve heard that many readers enjoy having easy access to a diverse range of content types,” Richard Gingras, head of Google’s news division, wrote in a blog post. “Earlier this year, we added a ‘Local Source’ Tag to highlight local coverage of major stories.

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