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YouTube brings fact-check feature to search results in the US – Source CNET Internet News

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Looking to slow the spread of disinformation about the novel coronavirus, YouTube is expanding its fact-checking feature to search results for US audiences, the company said Tuesday. The feature, a box that appears atop YouTube search results when a user is looking for news, launched in India and Brazil last year. 

To trigger the site’s fact-check visual, YouTube said there must already be a relevant fact check article available from an “eligible publisher.” The visual will also only appear based on how a user searches the site. 

“Fact checks will only show when people search for a specific claim. For example, if…

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