Google Search to enable users to find original source of a trending story

Google has announced to add a new highly cited label to Search results to help users find the original source of a trending storyThe company said it is introducing a way to help people identify stories that have been frequently cited by other news organisationsThis label will appear on Top Stories You will be able to find it on anything from an investigative article to an interview an announcement a press release or a local news story as long as other publishers indicate its relevance by linking to it said Nidhi Hebbar Product Manager at GoogleThe company said it is particularly interested in the potential to elevate original reporting making it even easier for people to discover and engage with the publishers and journalists whose work brings unique value to a storyThe highly cited label is launching soon on mobile in English for the US and will roll out globally in the coming weeks the company said in a blog post late on ThursdayAlong with the highly cited label Google is expanding its attempts to help search users critically evaluate the results theyre being shownStarting today on searches in English in the US notices will also include tips to help you evaluate information online reminding you that you can check whether a source is trusted on a topic or come back later when theres more information available informed HebbarYou can also check out our new resource page with pointers to help you navigate the information youre finding online based on research from information literacy expertsEarlier this week Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced Google is investing 10 million to help fight misinformation about the realities and facts of the war in UkraineThis includes new partnerships with think tanks and civil society organisations to conduct regionspecific research into misinformation and disinformation and cash grants to support factchecking networks and nonprofitsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever