After Google’s CEO mentioned it must be a ‘trusted source of information,’ its search is questioned for showing to favor one candidate 

Curiously sufficient, in late September, former president and Republican nominee Donald Trump threatened to prosecute Google if he had been elected once more. He claimed the tech big “illegally” confirmed solely “bad stories” about him and solely “good” ones about Vice President and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, per the New York Occasions.

However at a rally final month, Trump mentioned he’d talked to the “leader of Google.” He later clarified throughout a podcast that it was Pichai; Trump instructed Joe Rogan that Pichai apparently complimented Trump’s McDonald’s french fry marketing campaign cease.

In the present day, on Election Day, Trump’s billionaire backer Elon Musk reposted different tweets questioning Google prompts and maps seemingly solely displaying the place to vote for Harris. 

Google answered, posting to X: “The ‘where to vote’ panel is triggering for some specific searches bc Harris is also the name of a county in TX. Happens for ‘Vance’ too bc it’s also the name of a county. Fix is coming. Note very few people actually search for voting places this way.” 

The “where to vote” panel is triggering for some particular searches bc Harris can also be the title of a county in TX. Occurs for “Vance” too bc it’s additionally the title of a county. Repair is coming. Be aware only a few folks truly seek for voting locations this fashion. pic.twitter.com/P8xSxcJmLa

— Information from Google (@NewsFromGoogle) November 5, 2024

Musk responded: “Thanks for the clarification.” And the issue is now mounted, in line with Google.