Google will try to combat fake news using search and user feedback
(PCWorld)

Google might not be as responsible for the spread of fake news as social media, but the search giant is still doing something about it: burying known sources of fake news, and letting users weigh in, too.Google frequently tweaks the algorithms that return relevant search results, sometimes privately, and other times publicly. In this case, Google announced Tuesday that about 0.25 percent of all daily search results have been returning `offensive or clearly misleading content,` and those results will be pushed lower in search results in favor of more authoritative results. Google is also implementing Feedback links for users to report on the accuracy of autocomplete search queries and Featured Snippet text.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here