Good News YouTube testing 'fact check' feature in India to tackle misinformation

[iDJ]

In a bid to curb the circulation of fake news, YouTube is adding new "information panels" that will surface fact checks to help users determine whether claims related to their search are true, false, or partly true. The video streaming is rolling out the new feature to a limited number of users in India at the initial stage -- for search queries in both English and Hindi. However, YouTube has plans to expand the presence of the information panels to other markets throughout 2019. The new move notably comes just weeks after YouTube announced that it is tweaking its recommendation algorithm to prevent promoting conspiracies and false information.
YouTube Adds 'Fact Checks' in Search Results for Some Users in India

 

[Gopi27]

Much needed feature to end false rumours.

 

[Nagesh]

fake thumbnails are most irritating.