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Google commits $3 million to fight COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

Google commits $3 million to fight COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

Google will provide up to $1 million in funding per project and cover up to 80 percent of the total costs. A jury of 12 Google employees will review applications and select the recipients.

While $3 million won’t be nearly enough to completely stamp out virulent misinformation about the vaccine, it’ll surely help, especially if fact-checkers can use the funds to proactively reach people who have no idea that the falsehoods they encounter are incorrect. As Mantzarlis points out, research has suggested that “audiences coming across misinformation and those seeking fact checks don’t necessarily overlap.”

The company announced the Google News Initiative back in 2018 and, at the time, it pledged $300 million to combat fake news and support journalism projects. Last April, Google said it would provide up to $6.5 million to fight coronavirus misinformation.

This article is auto-generated by Algorithm Source: www.engadget.com

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