Also, people should appreciate that fighting fake news hurts Google's bottom line in the short run. I guess in the long run they are better off with legitimate

Also, people should appreciate that fighting fake news hurts Google's bottom line in the short run. I guess in the long run they are better off with legitimate traffic, since scamy websites and shitty ads are the reason for why many people now install ad blockers. But it's actually rare to see a company thinking ahead of the next quarter.