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Google adds caution to search results on emerging topics

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Google Search will display a warning if the topic searched for is yet to have a decent amount of verified information on the matter available.
Google is trying to provide more context about search results so users can “more confidently evaluate the information” they find online. To help with this, Google announced it has trained its systems to detect when a topic is rapidly evolving and a range of sources are yet to weigh in. Google Search will now display a notice indicating that it may be best to check back later when more information from a wider range of sources might be available. “Accessing timely, relevant and reliable information is increasingly important in our current environment,” Google wrote in a blog announcing the new feature. “While Google Search will always be there with the most useful results we can provide, sometimes the reliable information you’re searching for just isn’t online yet. This can be particularly true for breaking news or emerging topics, when the information that’s published first may not be the most reliable.

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