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Hundreds Of Fake News Sites Pulled From Google Search


Google has blocked hundreds of fake news services and websites from its search results, on the grounds that they were serving up Chinese propaganda.

SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesGoogle has blocked hundreds of fake news services and websites from its search results, on the grounds that they were serving up Chinese propaganda. "By using private PR firms, the actors behind the information operations gain plausible deniability, obscuring their role in the dissemination of coordinated inauthentic content." This includes articles on Beijing’s territorial claims in the South China Sea, Taiwan, ASEAN, Falun Gong, Xinjiang, and the Covid-19 pandemic.

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