In the context of a breaking news event, Google’s struggle with fake news stems from the failure of its algorithms to determine truth and reality. There is no verified information to promote so libel and preposterous claims sneak in. During the October 1 shooting in as Vegas, Google was unable to stifle a story identifying an innocent man as the shooter. (The Canberra Times, November 18, 2017, by Mark Bergen of Bloomberg News)
Partisan trolls were able to get false news stories on Google news feeds that claimed the shooter identified falsely as Geary Danley was a Democrat who opposed President Donald Trump. The story also appeared on Facebook feeds. (The Guardian, October 2, 2017, by Sam Levin)