Google Alphabet’s Schmidt: Here’s why we can’t keep fake news out of search results

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Google parent Alphabet chairman Eric Schmidt: “It’s very difficult for us to understand truth.”

Image: Halifax International Security Forum

Google has tried numerous ways to get ahead of fake news since the 2016 election, but its ranking algorithm has trouble judging the truth when opposing groups support two different ‘facts’.

Besides the Russian trolling during the election, Google’s problem with promoting misinformation has surfaced after recent mass shootings in the US, as trolls use the event to lay blame on opposing political ideologies.

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