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Seeing Isn't Always Believing: Google Starts Fact-Checking Images

posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday June 23 2020, @10:05AM   Printer-friendly
from the [misleading] dept.

chromas writes:

Seeing isn't always believing: Google starts fact-checking images

Google said Monday it will start labeling some misleading photos in its images search feature with a fact-check label, expanding that function beyond search and videos as misinformation continues to spread rampant online. If a website or news article debunks an image in some way, the company will add a small "fact-check" label to the description of photos in search. A larger preview of the photo will show a short summary of the fact-check and direct users to its source.

[...] Fact-checking from social media and other tech companies has become common in the past three years — Facebook, Twitter and Google all do it to some extent — but it is by no means universal and often relies on news media and other partners to publish a fact-check and make sure the companies see it. It can also be applied unevenly, something that triggers complaints.

[...] The company used the example of an image showing a giant shark swimming along a Houston street. Now a search for the shark image — which was edited to make it seem as though a storm had caused the ocean wildlife to swim alongside cars — will show a small fact-check label next to a photo attached to a PolitiFact article.

Google said it is launching the feature fully this week.

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by c0lo on Tuesday June 23 2020, @12:19PM (1 child)

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday June 23 2020, @12:19PM (#1011526) Journal

    Call me when they get to the cooking and DIY videos on YouTube.

    Plenty of "peer review fail repro", just search "debunking" on youtube
    E.g. debunking cooking [youtube.com] - the YouTuber is a qualified food scientist and dietitian.

    From this, it's just a small step for youtube to link the DIY/cooking scams to other youtubers who debunk them.

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  • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Tuesday June 23 2020, @04:40PM

    by fustakrakich (6150) on Tuesday June 23 2020, @04:40PM (#1011625) Journal

    The worst thing about youtube are the assholes who can't hold the camera steady on the subject and don't finish the shot. Banning these people will bring huge improvements to overall content.

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