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The Google Fact Check Explorer is a tool that summarizes fact checks from the web to make it easier to check claims
How Google Fact Check Explorer helps you with your research
The internet has made it easier than ever to spread information – but it has also made it easier to spread misinformation. Google has developed the Google Fact Check Explorer to check sources for authenticity.
- The Google Fact Check Explorer is a search engine designed by Google that allows you to search fact checks that have already been carried out.
- If you would like to try Fact Check Explorer, go to https://toolbox.google.com/factcheck/explorer. You will be asked to enter a person or a topic.
- For example, if you enter “Donald Trump”, you will be shown various claims, either by Donald Trump himself or about/related to Donald Trump. The search engine also gives you the answer as to whether and why the respective claim is false.
- The fact checks listed are compiled by independent institutions.
- In a beta version, the ability to enter images into the search engine and find out in which contexts this image has been used in the past, for example in which posts or contributions.
Why fact checkers are particularly important these days
Fact checkers are not only relevant for journalists, but can also be useful for you. A huge amount of information is disseminated via social networks in particular.
- Social media is primarily a place for social exchange, but it is also used for political propaganda.
- The problem here is that information is primarily disseminated and shared by private individuals, not by independent media bound by journalistic standards.
- In addition, ever-improving AI tools such as image, voice and video generators make it possible to credibly spread fake news.
