YouTube rolls out 'fact checking' boxes for search results in UK
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mirror.co.ukYouTube will introduce 'fact checking' boxes in search results about flat earth conspiracy theories and misleading information about Covid-19 from today.
The function has been active in the US since 2018, and has been recently used to link to World Health Organisation information about the Coronavirus.
But it will be rolled out in the UK for the first time today (THU), and will link to information from BBC Reality Check, Full Fact, Ferret Fact Service, and FactCheckNI.
Fact checks will be triggered when people search for specific claims, like “are tall people more likely to catch Covid-19?” If there is a relevant fact checking article available, it will be presented to the user alongside their search results.
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