Duckduckgo news returns general results instead of news articles.
Author: wllrdevCreated Jun 13, 2026Updated Sep 5, 2026
Labelsbug
Duckduckgo News: returns general results instead of news articles.
How To Reproduce?
Enable duckduckgo news engine. Search news of any keywords.
Expected behavior
Results should be news articles like on duckduckgo.com "News" tab.
Screenshots & Logs
Version of SearXNG
2026.6.13+d14fa1f6e
How did you install SearXNG?
docker; searxng/searxng:latest
Additional context
Using the devtools I confirmed that duckduckgo "News" Tab uses iar=news and returns a different vqd value than the
same query with iar=images.
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Source: searxng/searxng