Google is manipulating search results in favor of Hillary Clinton

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Post by kauffj » Fri, Jun 10, 2016, 12:27 PM UTC

Google is manipulating search results in favor of Hillary Clinton
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Re: Google is manipulating search results in favor of Hillary Clinton

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Post by ccvannorman » Fri, Jun 10, 2016, 12:40 PM UTC

Just tested this and the article is on point, at least about "Hillary Clinton cri" search autocompletes. I took some screenshots for proof:

http://imgur.com/R2uqYlL

If we can't trust Google, who can we trust?

Bing?

I don't want to live in that world.

Re: Google is manipulating search results in favor of Hillary Clinton

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Post by carlmcqueen » Fri, Jun 10, 2016, 1:56 PM UTC

When life imitates begins to reflect a Netflix series it is sometimes hard to tell real life from fiction.

Re: Google is manipulating search results in favor of Hillary Clinton

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Post by datamingle » Fri, Jun 10, 2016, 1:57 PM UTC

ccvannorman wrote: post #2

Just tested this and the article is on point, at least about "Hillary Clinton cri" search autocompletes. I took some screenshots for proof: http://imgur.com/R2uqYlL If we can't trust Google, who can we trust? Bing? I don't want to live in that world.

"Trump U"

First result

Google: Trump University Lawsuits

Yahoo: Trump University

Bing: Trump University

Re: Google is manipulating search results in favor of Hillary Clinton

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Jun 10, 2016, 1:57 PM UTC

ccvannorman wrote: post #2

Just tested this and the article is on point, at least about "Hillary Clinton cri" search autocompletes. I took some screenshots for proof: http://imgur.com/R2uqYlL If we can't trust Google, who can we trust? Bing? I don't want to live in that world.

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Re: Google is manipulating search results in favor of Hillary Clinton

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Post by jaredwindover » Fri, Jun 10, 2016, 1:58 PM UTC

Donald Trump evi gives me Donald Trump eviction, despite Google Trends showing Donald Trump evil to be a much more common search... just saying. Maybe google won't auto complete defamation.

Re: Google is manipulating search results in favor of Hillary Clinton

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Post by airza » Fri, Jun 10, 2016, 2:00 PM UTC

Is there someone that google WILL autocomplete "criminal" for? I tried a lot of people, including those who have been convicted of crimes, and it seems to refuse to do so. (E.G Mike Tyson, John Gotti, as well as politicians like Nixon, George W Bush, and even hitler.)

Re: Google is manipulating search results in favor of Hillary Clinton

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Jun 10, 2016, 2:01 PM UTC

ccvannorman wrote: post #2

Just tested this and the article is on point, at least about "Hillary Clinton cri" search autocompletes. I took some screenshots for proof: http://imgur.com/R2uqYlL If we can't trust Google, who can we trust? Bing? I don't want to live in that world.

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Re: Google is manipulating search results in favor of Hillary Clinton

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Post by burkaman » Fri, Jun 10, 2016, 2:03 PM UTC

ccvannorman wrote: post #2

Just tested this and the article is on point, at least about "Hillary Clinton cri" search autocompletes. I took some screenshots for proof: http://imgur.com/R2uqYlL If we can't trust Google, who can we trust? Bing? I don't want to live in that world.

Try any other name. Google will not autocomplete "____ cri" to criminal, regardless of the name. The closest I could get was "Adam Lanza criminal minds".

Re: Google is manipulating search results in favor of Hillary Clinton

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Post by dandelion_lover » Fri, Jun 10, 2016, 2:04 PM UTC

ccvannorman wrote: post #2

Just tested this and the article is on point, at least about "Hillary Clinton cri" search autocompletes. I took some screenshots for proof: http://imgur.com/R2uqYlL If we can't trust Google, who can we trust? Bing? I don't want to live in that world.

It's called "filter bubble", see http://dontbubble.us