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Google has launched a new feature, fact check, which will add a label next to news stories in search results.<\/p>\n

Fact check will appear with other news organisations in Google News and will, Google says, “shine a light on its efforts to divide fact from fiction”.<\/p>\n

Richard Gingras, Google’s head of news, added it will “help readers find fact checking in large news stories”.<\/p>\n

He said sites which already have a fact checking service can apply to be included to appear in search results.<\/p>\n

“You’ll see the tagged articles in the expanded story box on news.google.com and in the Google News & Weather iOS and Android apps, starting with the US and the UK,” he added in a blogpost.<\/p>\n

Google will determine whether a fact check is needed for a news story using the claim review technique. It already labels stories with tabs such as opinion, related and local source.<\/p>\n

Fact checking is something that has become increasingly popular in the past few years.<\/p>\n

According to the the Duke University Reporter’s Lab, there are more than 100 fact checking sites online including the BBC’s own Reality Check.<\/p>\n

However, not all fact check sites run by algorithm have been as fortunate when it comes to fulfilling their intended purpose.<\/p>\n

Facebook overhauled the Trending feature on its site in August to make posts more automated after claims of left-wing bias.<\/p>\n

Google’s fact check comes in time for the final run-up to next month’s US presidential election. The New York Times also has a fact check site which is keeping tabs on the campaign for the Oval Office.<\/p>\n

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