How to Stop Fake News Sites from Appearing in Search
Patrick Bushe · May 1, 2026
You can hide news sites you've found unreliable with uBlacklist, which keeps them out of your Google results from then on. No extension comes with a trustworthy list of fake news sites, so the list is yours to build. Starting from outlets you know, or from Google News, also helps, as do fact-checking sites for stories that seem off. Patrick Bushe's Search Cleaner doesn't block sites; it hides Google's AI Overview, ads and widget boxes.
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