Fake news clampdown: Google gives €150,000 to fact-checking projects
Summary:
Google has given 150,000 euros to three UK organisations to go through their engine to fact checking to help journalists. This has lead to public people to avoid fake news from Google's engine. This story as risen suspicion for other social media sites such as Facebook whether they are too spreading fake stories to consumers.
Statistics:
- Full Fact will be receiving 50,000 euros
- Another 50,000 euros goes towards Factama
- There was also another fact checking organisation in Italy which received 45,000 euros
- Google has given 150,000 euros to three UK companies to fact check
- The money is from a £20.5 million round funding from Google's digital news initiative
Own view:
in my opinion, I believe that these organisations despite being 'dominant' compared to news organisations, they are trying to destroy themselves if this error doesn't get fixed. Everybody (majority) use the internet for advice and help, and if what they consume is incorrect it will lead to disloyalty amongst audience members whom may go back to using print platform. This could be the break that the print organisations have been waiting for. This is because news on print is, if ever, wrong and this can result in news organisations gaining customers back due to all these 'false' news stories.
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