Google to roll out About this Result in search to tackle fake news: All you need to know


When a user searches for something on Google, the result cards that appear will also have About this Result which will present information about a given website, what other sites have to say about it and a Wikipedia page with information about it. — 123rf

Tech giant Google announced a slew of new features at its I/O 2021 event to help users navigate the Internet in an easy way. Among them is About this Result in Search feature which can help in tackling fake news.

When a user searches for something on Google, the result cards that appear will also have About this Result which will present information about a given website, what other sites have to say about it and a Wikipedia page with information about it. Google said this will help users make a more informed choice.

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