One in three kids believe Google measures truthiness

 
Almost one third of British secondary school children believe Google ranks search results in order of their truthfulness, according to new research by Ofcom.
 
The statistic - great news for Wikipedians, terrifying for the rest of us - was reported in the communications regulator's annual report on children's "media literacy", out today.
 
Only a slightly larger proportion - 37 per cent - believe results are ranked on their usefulness or relevance. The next generation of cynics - 14 per cent of 12 to 15-year-olds - said websites pay money for the top spots.

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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/06/google_rank_ofcom/
 
 
 
 
 

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