Google and AAP Launch New Fact-Checking Partnership to Tackle ‘Misinformation’

AAP FactCheck will ‘expand significantly’ under the deal.

The exterior of the new headquarters of Google is seen at 550 Washington Street in Hudson Square in New York City on Jan. 9, 2024. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Global tech giant Google and the Australian Associated Press (AAP) have launched a partnership to expand fact checks for “mis and disinformation” in Australia and New Zealand.

AAP Fact Check’s capacity will “expand significantly” under the deal and will also look into “global misinformation trends.”