Google News is launching its fact-checking feature in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico, as part of the company’s ongoing efforts to counteract fake news. In a blog post published on Wednesday, Richard Gingras, VP of Google News, said that users in the three countries will now see links from fact-checking websites in Google News search results. The sources will be listed under the “fact check” tag in expanded story boxes on desktop searches and in the Google News and Weather app.

Google first launched its fact-check tag in the US last year, ahead of the presidential election, and the feature has since expanded to France and Germany, where national elections will be held this year. Both Google and Facebook have faced criticism for allowing…

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