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Genuinely curious; did you read the headline? Google is labeling articles based on the type; not saying whether something is a fact or not.
by witty_username 10y ago
Genuinely curious; did you read the headline? Google is labeling articles based on the type; not saying whether something is a fact or not.
- pdx 10y agoIt's a trust symbol. You must know that. If Google puts those words in front of an article, it promotes that article as authoritative. They're not saying "Other Opinions", they're saying "Fact Check".
- witty_username 10y agoIt doesn't make it authoritative or a trust symbol. They're just saying the type of article, such as an editorial or fact check. I don't automatically trust fact checks as being the truth.
- DanBC 10y ago> I don't The need for sites like snopes and all the other fact checking sites shows that most people do in fact believe everything they read on the Internet, especially if it aligns with their existing biases. That's one of the reasons why the Coen brothers included the "this is a true story" thing - they wondered how many people would believe it the film was true if they put a simple bit of text at the beginning.
- nickff 10y agoI'd bet that most people who 'fact-check' something (political) on the internet are seeking to disprove it, because they disagreed. Most people seem to react to things they agree with by saying "see? That's just what I thought!"
- sergiotapia 10y agoYou need to read the article again. They are allowing anyone to label their site as a "Fact checking site". Just use ClaimReview and my-agenda-is-the-truth.com can be put in front of the eyes of millions of people who only read the title.
- witty_username 10y agoSo? Why would you trust someone just because they say they're fact checking?
- philipov 10y agoWell, it looks like google is the one saying they're fact-checking, and people trust google.
- witty_username 10y agoSo, that just makes me trust the page is fact checking, but doesn't tell me the accuracy of the page's fact checking.