{"id":133184,"date":"2021-06-27T20:54:21","date_gmt":"2021-06-27T19:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=133184"},"modified":"2021-06-27T20:56:47","modified_gmt":"2021-06-27T19:56:47","slug":"google-is-testing-new-feature-to-warn-of-unreliable-search-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/technology\/google-is-testing-new-feature-to-warn-of-unreliable-search-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Google is testing new feature to warn of unreliable search results"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"news-item__content\" data-v-8c70c888=\"\">\n<p><b>Google is<\/b>\u00a0taking steps to further protect internet users from exploiting search results that may be unreliable or known to be false.\u00a0In the age of fake news, the company recently launched a fact-checking mechanism to verify the authenticity of search results.\u00a0The check will further improve the quality of the information accessed through the search engine.<\/p>\n<p>However, the verification mechanism is ineffective if it is flooded with fresh news, making it difficult to verify the content and establish its authenticity.\u00a0In this scenario,\u00a0<b>Google<\/b>\u00a0cannot guarantee the authenticity of the search item and will warn the user about it.\u00a0The fact-checking algorithm will take time to establish the reliability of the sources.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-133186 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Google-is-testing-new-feature-to-warn-of-unreliable-search-results-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Google-is-testing-new-feature-to-warn-of-unreliable-search-results-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Google-is-testing-new-feature-to-warn-of-unreliable-search-results-1-711x502.jpg 711w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Google-is-testing-new-feature-to-warn-of-unreliable-search-results-1-800x565.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Google-is-testing-new-feature-to-warn-of-unreliable-search-results-1-803x567.jpg 803w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Google-is-testing-new-feature-to-warn-of-unreliable-search-results-1-326x230.jpg 326w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Google-is-testing-new-feature-to-warn-of-unreliable-search-results-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Google-is-testing-new-feature-to-warn-of-unreliable-search-results-1-750x530.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Similar to social media platforms\u00a0<b>Facebook<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<b>Twitter<\/b>\u00a0,\u00a0<b>Google<\/b>\u00a0is implementing mechanisms in the form of deep learning algorithms to limit the spread of fake news on its platform.\u00a0In addition, many social networks are increasingly trying to prevent their site from being used as a means of spreading fake and sometimes provocative news.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"news-item__content\" data-v-8c70c888=\"\">\n<div data-v-8c70c888=\"\">\n<p><b>Google<\/b>\u00a0has confirmed it has begun testing the functionality week ago.\u00a0Currently, posts appear in some search queries, mainly on emerging stories and trending topics.\u00a0The company continued to improve search quality by promoting search literacy.\u00a0Also recently, an\u00a0<i>&#8220;About&#8221;<\/i>\u00a0button has been added\u00a0to improve search quality.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google is\u00a0taking steps to further protect internet users from exploiting search results that may be unreliable or known to be false.\u00a0In the age of fake news, the company recently launched a fact-checking mechanism to verify the authenticity of search results.\u00a0The check will further improve the quality of the information accessed through the search engine. 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