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

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: 2) by looorg on Tuesday June 23 2020, @02:53PM

    by looorg (578) on Tuesday June 23 2020, @02:53PM (#1011582)

    Indians cost to much to, perhaps it will just check how many likes it has on facebook. If enough, or the right, people like it then it must be true (or truthish).

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