Could it be that as the Republican National Convention rolled into action on Monday, Google was sneakily pushing former President Donald Trump's campaign website so far down the search results it might as well have been invisible, while simultaneously elevating his rivals?
MRC researchers embarked on a journey through Google's search landscape using a "clean environment" to avoid any bias from past searches and cookies, only to discover Trump's digital footprint seemingly erased from the top 100 search results. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden's campaign website was basking in the glory of the number one spot.
They didn't just stop after one attempt; three separate searches were conducted for the names of the top three candidates in the 2024 presidential race, combined with "presidential race 2024." The quest for Trump-related content yielded a plethora of updates about the 2024 election but conspicuously left out his campaign site. On the flip side, Google seemed more than happy to showcase Joe Biden’s campaign site as if it were a prized possession at an exhibition.
Even independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s site managed to snag a spot in the limelight as the fourth result in its category. Amidst this controversial discovery, MRC Free Speech America Vice President Dan Schneider raised eyebrows over Google's apparent oblivion—or deliberate ignorance—to their bias, especially in light of recent events such as an assassination attempt on Trump.
While other platforms and media outlets momentarily put their anti-Trump narratives on hold, Google appeared unphased and continued to indulge in what Schneider describes as “anti-American, election interference strategies.” He elaborated on how personal search history might alter individual results but stressed that this study sheds light on a deeper and more alarming pattern of manipulation by Google—one that could potentially influence millions of votes, as it allegedly did in 2020. According to Schneider, such tactics threaten to undermine the very fabric of democracy.
MRC researchers embarked on a journey through Google's search landscape using a "clean environment" to avoid any bias from past searches and cookies, only to discover Trump's digital footprint seemingly erased from the top 100 search results. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden's campaign website was basking in the glory of the number one spot.
They didn't just stop after one attempt; three separate searches were conducted for the names of the top three candidates in the 2024 presidential race, combined with "presidential race 2024." The quest for Trump-related content yielded a plethora of updates about the 2024 election but conspicuously left out his campaign site. On the flip side, Google seemed more than happy to showcase Joe Biden’s campaign site as if it were a prized possession at an exhibition.
Even independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s site managed to snag a spot in the limelight as the fourth result in its category. Amidst this controversial discovery, MRC Free Speech America Vice President Dan Schneider raised eyebrows over Google's apparent oblivion—or deliberate ignorance—to their bias, especially in light of recent events such as an assassination attempt on Trump.
While other platforms and media outlets momentarily put their anti-Trump narratives on hold, Google appeared unphased and continued to indulge in what Schneider describes as “anti-American, election interference strategies.” He elaborated on how personal search history might alter individual results but stressed that this study sheds light on a deeper and more alarming pattern of manipulation by Google—one that could potentially influence millions of votes, as it allegedly did in 2020. According to Schneider, such tactics threaten to undermine the very fabric of democracy.
