People use Google to quickly locate information, comprehend difficult subjects, and distinguish fact from fiction. People can find reliable information from a variety of trustworthy sources using Google Search, and they can also discover fresh viewpoints to help them better comprehend the world. It can be difficult to sort through all of the information on the internet, particularly when you’re attempting to decide which sources of information to trust.
In this day and age, almost everyone has needed to do their own fact-checking hat to validate a claim or check a source, making April 2 International Fact-Checking Day a call to action. You should be given the resources necessary to help them locate reliable information. To help you evaluate the information you discover online and broaden the selection of useful information you can find, they develop features.
In a blog article, they told how should you be aware of checking your google search.
Discover more with About this result, now accessible worldwide
You presumably see results from a variety of websites and sources when you search on Google. However, you might also come across some websites or sources that you’re less acquainted with. In the coming days, our About this result feature will be accessible in all languages where Search is offered to assist users in evaluating information and comprehending its source. You will now notice three dots next to the majority of the results on Google Search wherever you are looking. You can find out more about the sources of the data you’re seeing and how our systems decided it would be helpful for your query by tapping those three dots.
With this feature, discover various viewpoints on top stories
Finding a variety of sources and viewpoints to help you comprehend a news story is just as crucial as comprehending the source you are seeing in Google Search. They are introducing a feature called Perspectives as part of ongoing efforts to add more voices to Search that provide you with more context on what means most to you. This carousel, which will show insights from a variety of journalists, specialists, and other pertinent viewpoints on the subject you’re looking for, will show up beneath Top Stories. In addition to the reliable reporting you already find on Search, this feature will provide you with a variety of notable perspectives on a particular news subject to help you understand it better.
With better access to, get context Regarding this website
You can find out more details about the author and subject of a specific website by clicking on the three dots next to the result. We are currently making it even simpler to obtain this information. Let’s say you’re looking for a group to safeguard the rainforest. As of right now, when you enter an organization’s URL into Google Search, the About this page’s information will automatically populate at the top of the search results page. You can easily see the website’s self-description, other people’s online opinions of it, and any recent media coverage of it. The decision to explore the website and learn more can then be made.
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Recognize the author with About the author
They want to make sure that people can quickly find out more about the authors of the content they are reading and find new voices they can trust as they surface new perspectives and voices. Expanding Adding a new section named “About this author” to the “About this result” section. Readers will now be able to learn more about the history and experience of the voices we present on Google Search when they press on the three dots. They are introducing this feature on our Perspectives carousel in the United States and on worldwide Search results in English.
With better access, get context Regarding the website
You can find out more details about the author and subject of a specific website by clicking on the three dots next to the result. They are currently making it even simpler to obtain this information. Let’s say you’re looking for a group to safeguard the rainforest.
As of right now, when you enter an organization’s URL into Google Search, the About this page’s information will automatically populate at the top of the search results page. You can easily see the website’s self-description, other people’s online opinions of it, and any recent media coverage of it. The decision to explore the website and learn more can then be made.
Google blog also mentioned about their investments towards Education-
- “Google is now partnering with the Public Library Association, a division of the American Library Association, to provide training for approximately 1,000 librarians and library staff through the Super Searchers program, a curriculum developed to help build information literacy skills. Librarians will be encouraged to train their patrons across libraries in the U.S. This will expand on last year’s launch through Public Libraries 2030, which to date has trained hundreds of librarians across five European countries.
- We’re also announcing that Google is partnering with MediaWise at the nonprofit Poynter Institute for Media Studies to expand their Teen Fact-Checking Network, a volunteer program made up of middle and high schoolers who debunk viral misinformation and share media literacy tips. The program will be expanding into Germany and Brazil, where teens will partner with local news organizations to help spread awareness about the importance of media literacy skills. With support from Google, Mediawise and PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs have developed more than 20 lesson plans for middle and high school teachers , to help them teach their students how to build media literacy skills.”
Last but not least, Google and YouTube revealed last year that they had given the International Fact-Checking Network a $13.2 million funding to start a new Global Fact Check Fund. The opening of that fund is scheduled for soon. More than 130 fact-checking organisations from 65 different countries and 80 different languages will receive assistance from the Fund. This is the biggest grant in fact-checking ever given by Google and YouTube, building on earlier efforts to combat false information.
