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“The Post performed a series of test Google searches with the last names of US presidents who were killed or faced attempts on their lives followed by the letters ‘assassi’ to see what autocomplete suggested, including John F. Kennedy, Abraham Lincoln, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan and Teddy Roosevelt. In each instance, a helpful list of recommended search terms related to the attempts on their lives sprang into view. However, when Trump’s name was used, Autocomplete offered no suggestions whatsoever.”
Additionally, Google failed to offer more search results even when users typed “Trump assassination attempt” in full.
In response to inquiries, a Google spokesperson stated there was no manual intervention in the autocomplete predictions. The spokesperson explained that Google’s systems have protections against predictions associated with political violence. They said:
“We’re working on improvements to ensure our systems are more up to date. Of course, Autocomplete is just a tool to help people save time, and they can still search for anything they want to. Following this terrible act, people turned to Google to find high-quality information– we connected them with helpful results, and will continue to do so.”
The issue has garnered attention from several Republican lawmakers and Donald Trump Jr. He accused Big Tech of election interference in favor of Kamala Harris. Trump Jr. tweeted:
“Big Tech is trying to interfere in the election AGAIN to help Kamala Harris. We all know this is intentional election interference from Google. Truly despicable.”
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U.S. Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) also commented, confirming the issue with his own search attempts. Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) has called for a Senate investigation, questioning why Google is suppressing search results about the Trump assassination attempt. Marshall stated:
“Why is Google suppressing the search about the Trump assassination attempt? These are all screenshots from this morning. Has there been a dramatic increase in Truman biographers in the last two weeks? I look forward to hearing their response.”
The controversy over Google’s autocomplete feature has sparked significant debate and concern over potential bias and censorship by Big Tech companies. As the investigation unfolds, the public and lawmakers alike await further explanations and possible resolutions to ensure fair access to information across all search platforms.
