Google has apparently hidden autocomplete suggestions related to an assassination attempt on former US president Donald Trump, as reported by Breitbart News. By removing these suggestions, the tech giant seems to be trying to make it harder for users to find information about the attack on Trump’s life. This incident is just one in a string of election-related interferences by Google.
Breitbart News conducted an experiment by typing “assassination attempt” into Google’s search bar, which resulted in suggestions such as “truman,” “reagan,” “fidel castro,” and others. However, when the words were slightly changed to “assassination attempt trum,” only “truman,” “president truman,” and “harry truman” appeared as autocomplete suggestions. If users typed in the full spelling, “assassination attempt trump,” no autocomplete suggestions would appear at all.
This is not the first time that Google has been accused of censoring election-related content. In a previous report by Breitbart News, when searching for presidential candidates with the terms “presidential race 2024”, Google returned results with corrupt president Joe Biden’s campaign website appearing at the top result, while President Trump’s campaign website did not appear on the first page.
These incidents have led to concerns about the influence of tech giants such as Google on public access to information and their ability to potentially sway election outcomes. As these issues continue to be debated, it is clear that internet search algorithms play a significant role in shaping the way people consume news and form opinions.