Google’s Autocomplete Feature Omits Trump Assassination Attempt, Sparking Senate Investigation
Google is facing criticism after its Autocomplete feature failed to show results related to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, prompting claims of election interference and a Senate investigation. The anomaly was discovered by users, including Texas Congressman Chip Roy and Donald Trump Jr., who shared screenshots of their searches.
Google’s search results still point to news articles about the July 13 shooting, but Autocomplete offers no suggestions when searching for “Trump assassination attempt” or similar terms. In contrast, searches for other presidents who faced attempts on their lives yield suggested results.
A Google spokesperson stated that no manual action was taken and that the company’s systems include protections against Autocomplete predictions associated with political violence. However, the issue has sparked outrage, with Trump Jr. calling it “intentional election interference” and Sen. Roger Marshall planning an official inquiry.
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Fake News. Try again. Just Googled and found many results.
When use any reference source, you need to know its biases. If you think that ALPHABET (parent company of Google, among other things) is politically neutral or somehow dedicated to truth and fairness, you should realize you are a “useful idiot”. While there are some politically neutral internet sources (e.g. Wall Street Journal, exclusive of its “opinion” section, and recognizing its biases on economic matters), they are few and far between, and Google has never pretended to be one of them.
I just checked that myself. They are right.
@shauli
Read the article again. We aren’t talking about search results. We are talking about autocomplete……..
In fact try searching for anything under the sun – like chicken soup and Donald Trump – it will eventually finish off the word Trump for you (with words like indictment or something else nasty). It only shuts off when you put in the word assassination.
Definitely worked when I tried, right away…
They turned it back on. It didn’t work earlier today, now it does.