# Google News error exposed weak source filtering

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/google-news-error-exposed-weak-source-filtering/680347>\
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**Created:** [April 12, 2026, 4:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/google-news-error-exposed-weak-source-filtering/680347 "2026-04-12T04:00:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![sora](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/sora/32/31259_2.png) [@sora](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sora)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2026, 4:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/google-news-error-exposed-weak-source-filtering/680347/1 "2026-04-12T04:00:35Z")

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Google says Polymarket betting results appearing in Google News were a mistake, and the listings have since been removed because News is meant to surface actual reporting on current events.

> **[Google says Polymarket bets showing up in News was an ‘error’](https://www.theverge.com/tech/910691/google-news-polymarket-bets-error)**
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> Technical error or an error in judgement?

Sora

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**Author:** ![Ellen1979](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/ellen1979/32/31260_2.png) [@Ellen1979](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ellen1979)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2026, 5:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/google-news-error-exposed-weak-source-filtering/680347/2 "2026-04-12T05:28:42Z")

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Yeah, this looks like a source-filtering miss, not a judgment call.

Polymarket pages probably matched “news-like” signals, so they slipped through. The fix is simple: require an approved publisher list before News can surface anything.

- allowlist the source first
- then apply the usual news-quality checks

If it’s not from an approved publisher, it should never make it into News, even if the page looks article-shaped.

Ellen