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Google Adds Fact Check Tag to Articles in Google News

Google announced that it will now label fact-checking articles with the new Fact Check tag in Google News on the web and in the Google News & Weather application on iOS and Android.The tag will help users access fact-checking articles related to major news stories, starting in the U.S. and the U.K.With this update, when users tap the arrow to see more about a particular news story, in addition to seeing associated articles labeled with tags such as "Opinion" and "In-Depth," they may also see associated articles marked with the Fact Check tag.Users can tap these articles to read fact-checking information associated with the original story.

'Fact check' tags added to Google News

Google is adding "fact check" tags to news articles it indexes, introducing the feature amid a US presidential race roiled by heated disputes over the accuracy of information.The move was announced on Thursday and it will allow readers on Google news applications and websites to click on links to check facts where claims have been evaluated by fact-check organizations.The new feature is being introduced amid a war over facts between many major media outlets and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Google News Feature Highlights Fact-Checking

Given what is happening in the U.S. election campaign, there has never been a more crucial time for fact-checking of news stories, and Facebook seems to be doing a fairly poor job of it.Now Google has waded into the fray with a new fact-checking tag for Google News.As Google's head of news, Richard Gingras, explained in a blog post this week, the Internet giant googl is going to be highlighting pages in Google News that fit the criteria for fact-checking.

Google launches 'fact-check' tool in Google News

With five days left to go until the last presidential debate in this election cycle, Google is rolling out a new tool designed to help you stay on top of the facts.Announced in a blog post Thursday, Google's new "Fact Check" tab in Google News will allow users to "find fact checking in large news stories."AdvertisementAccording to Richard Gingras, the Head of Google News and the author of the post, there are several factors Google uses to identify fact-checking sites and stories, including the code of the page and whether it meets designated criteria.The tool comes at a critical time.

Google News is adding a "fact-check" tag. Good timing.

Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesIn a U.S. election cycle that has stoked unprecedented demand for fact-checking, Google is taking a step to highlight news stories that perform that sober task.The company announced Friday that it has added a new "Fact check" tag to Google News, which it will apply to stories from select outlets that follow a specific protocol to label them as such.The tag will join an array of others that Google already uses to highlight certain types of articles, including "in-depth," "highly cited," and "local source."