Google takes on fake news with 'Fact Check' tags in Search and News

Google has launched a new feature on Search and News which shows a "Fact Check" label for certain links, indicating whether a third-party fact-checking organization has found the story factual or not. 

The company initially rolled out the feature in a few countries in Oct. 2016, but is now rolling it out globally, in all languages.

So now, you'll see a "Fact Check" tag in your Google search results telling you which claim is being checked, who made it, who did the fact check and a short summary of the fact check, like "mostly true" or "false." Read more...