YouTube has launched a raft of measures designed to tackle the rise of fake news and conspiracy theory videos. The company is working with the Google News Initiative, which aims to support journalists and publishers, and has pledged $25m towards the effort. But it also announced that its own fact-checking team would be expanded from six people to more than 100 people, including staff in London, New York City and San Francisco. It will also expand the YouTube team that works with news publishers. YouTube also plans to provide more context from trustworthy sources into search results about breaking news items.
YouTube has launched a raft of measures designed to tackle the rise of fake news and conspiracy theory videos. The company is working with the Google News Initiative, which aims to support journalists and publishers, and has pledged $25m towards the effort. The money will be spent on creating an advisory group formed from news organisations and media experts, as well as on grants to help news outlets train staff. It will also expand the YouTube team that works with news publishers. YouTube also plans to provide more context from trustworthy sources into search results about breaking news items.