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Journalists from across the Valley participated in the workshop and received hands-on training, a statement issued by the Kashmir Press Club (KPC) said. SRINAGAR: Search giant Google on Monday organised a workshop here on fact checking and verification of online information for journalists in Kashmir, to safeguard them from falling prey to false stories and bogus data. The focus of this workshop was fact checking, online verification and digital hygiene for journalists. "Google has started the initiative to guard journalists from falling prey to false news stories," the press club, which is the local partner for the initiative, said. For this, a network of certified trainers is being built who in turn will train more journalists across the country..