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Topline Amid an ongoing effort by Google to counter the deluge of misinformation and conspiracy theories about the coronavirus pandemic, the tech giant said Tuesday it will devote up to $3 million to back fact-checking initiatives to counter vaccine misinformation, which it says has emerged as a particularly troubling phenomenon as global immunization efforts get underway.  Google is funding fact-checking initiatives to tackle Covid-19 vaccine misinformation. … Source link

FILE PHOTO: Small toy figures are seen in front of Google logo in this illustration picture, April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo (Reuters) – The Google News Initiative on Tuesday launched a global open fund to fight misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, worth up to $3 million. The “COVID-19 Vaccine Counter Misinformation Open Fund” aims to support journalistic efforts to effectively fact-check misinformation about the COVID-19 immunisation process, the initiative belonging to… Source link

FILE PHOTO: Small toy figures are seen in front of Google logo in this illustration picture, April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo (Reuters) – The Google News Initiative on Tuesday launched a global open fund to fight misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, worth up to $3 million. The “COVID-19 Vaccine Counter Misinformation Open Fund” aims to support journalistic efforts to effectively fact-check misinformation about the COVID-19 immunisation process, the initiative belonging to… Source link

In another effort to shore up its ability to surface true and factual information, Google is looking to fund fact-checking groups working to correct falsehoods around the new coronavirus vaccine. Offering $3 million total in grants through its ongoing Google News Initiative, which over the last year has also given money to fund various newsroom diversity projects and fact-checking nonprofits, Google is looking specifically for fact-checking efforts on the new vaccine for COVID-19 with its… Source link

FILE PHOTO: Small toy figures are seen in front of Google logo in this illustration picture, April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo (Reuters) – The Google News Initiative on Tuesday launched a global open fund to fight misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, worth up to $3 million. The “COVID-19 Vaccine Counter Misinformation Open Fund” aims to support journalistic efforts to effectively fact-check misinformation about the COVID-19 immunisation process, the initiative belonging to… Source link

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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Research shows that people are more likely to change their minds when political misinformation is corrected, but not when misinformation about health is corrected — a problem for the coronavirus vaccine rollout. Ohio State University political science assistant professor Thomas Wood, studies misinformation. His next project is working on how journalists and social media outlets can fight misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine, with part of a $450,000 grant from Google.

A member of the SEO community expressed the opinion that misinformation in medical search results topics are as harmful and bad for users as spam content. And if that’s true, then why why doesn’t Google penalize misinformation sites with the vigor that Google penalizes sites for spam? Google’s Danny Sullivan offered an explanation. Should Misleading Information Be Treated Like Spam? Joe Hall (@joehall), a member of the search marketing community, framed the question of misinformation in… Source link

American multinational technology company Google logo seen at Googleplex, the corporate headquarters complex of Google and its parent company Alphabet Inc. Alex Tai | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images LONDON — Google on Thursday rolled out new information panels in search results aimed at countering false claims about the coronavirus vaccines. The internet giant said in a blog post that the feature would launch first in the U.K., which has begun vaccinating people with the Covid-19… Source link

Google is launching new vaccine information panels in its search results to counter misinformation and educate people about what’s available in their location, the company announced today. The panels are rolling out starting in the United Kingdom, where the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine is approved and is being administered, and will be introduced in more countries as local health authorities begin authorizing vaccines. The panels include information on each individual vaccine, and aim to… Source link