Sunday, June 12, 2016

Is Google Manipulating Search For Hillary?



Globe And Mail: Google accused of ‘biased’ search results favouring Clinton

It’s the kind of headline that grabs attention in this highly intense U.S. election season: “Did Google Manipulate Search for Hillary?”

That’s the question SourceFed, a YouTube channel owned by the same parent company as Discovery Channel, asked in a seven-minute video that has right-wing news outlets accusing that the world’s most powerful technology company of secretly supporting the presumptive Democratic nominee.

In the video, SourceFed host Matt Lieberman accuses Google of altering search results to play down stories or pages about Hillary Clinton’s legal troubles.

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WNU Editor: Can Google influence "search results" .... here is an example where Google is admitting it can directly change a result .... Google search connects Trump to Hitler ... again (FOX News). But in regards to the issues being raised by the above video .... I am sceptical that even if Google is influencing it's autocomplete function .... it will have impact on what people are searching on the web. If I type in Hillary Clinton indictment .... I will get all that there is to know about Hillary Clinton being indicted .... autocomplete function or not.

More News On Concerns That Google Is Manipulating Search For Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton Google suggestions accused of favoring candidate -- CBS
Google defends its search engine against charges it favors Clinton -- USA Today
The truth about the Hillary Clinton Google conspiracy theory -- CNN
Google: No, we’re not cooking search-query autocompletes for partisan results -- Hot Air
'It is a disgrace that Google would do that': Trump takes aim at search engine over claims it fixed results to help Hillary Clinton -- Daily Mail
'If this is true, it is a disgrace': Donald Trump responds to viral video claiming Google's search is biased -- Business Insider
Here Are 10 More Examples of Google Search Results Favorable to Hillary -- Washington Free Beacon
Julian Assange: Google Is In Bed With Hillary’s Campaign [VIDEO] -- Daily Caller

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