In Italy a famous news website is using blockchain since 2020 to, I quote literally: "help readers check source of news", "strengthen bonds of trust between its organization and its readers and customers", "trace the history and source of each news item."
News (EN): https://www.ansa.it/english/news/science_tecnology/2020/04/0...
Example of news in the blockchain: https://blockchain.check.ansa.it/landing/b150aff9f028f7339f0...
The first time I saw it I was quite surprised. I'd like to hear opinions about it here. Eg: it's blockchain stricly necessary here?