That’s right. Google’s announced it was extending a ‘so-far experimental’ feature to the results of all Google Search across the globe.
Fact check was launched in a few countries with the help of ally Jigsaw. This feature enabled publishers to show a “Fact Check” tag in Google News for news stories. The label identified articles that included information fact checked by news publishers & fact-checking organizations.
Now Fact check will be available to everyone around the globe.
Here’s what the official post said:
“For the first time, when you conduct a search on Google that returns an authoritative result containing fact checks for one or more public claims, you will see that information clearly on the search results page. The snippet will display information on the claim, who made the claim, and the fact check of that particular claim.
This information won’t be available for every search result, and there may be search result pages where different publishers checked the same claim and reached different conclusions. These fact checks are not Google’s and are presented so people can make more informed judgements. Even though differing conclusions may be presented, we think it’s still helpful for people to understand the degree of consensus around a particular claim and have clear information on which sources agree. As we make fact checks more visible in Search results, we believe people will have an easier time reviewing and assessing these fact checks, and making their own informed opinions.”
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