As reported by Fox News, a recent study by the Media Research Center has confirmed that Google, the dominant force in internet searches, has meddled in American elections 41 times in recent years.
Dan Schneider, MRC’s Free Speech America vide president, and Gabriela Pariseau, editor, said in a summary, “MRC researchers have found 41 times where Google interfered in elections over the last 16 years, and its impact has surged dramatically, making it evermore harmful to democracy. In every case, Google harmed the candidates – regardless of party – who threatened its left-wing candidate of choice.”
Their report continued, “From the mouths of Google executives, the tech giant let slip what was never meant to be made public: That Google uses its ‘great strength and resources and reach’ to advance its leftist values. Google’s outsized influence on information technology, the body politic and American elections became evident in 2008. After failing to prevent then-candidate for president Donald Trump from being inaugurated following the 2016 election, Google has since made clear to any discerning observer that it has been — and will continue — interfering in America’s elections.”
Google claimed it was a “business incentive” to maintain satisfaction on “both sides,” according to the report. Fox reported that MRC Free Speech America, a branch of the conservative Media Research Center, observed Google’s artificial intelligence Gemini refusing to address questions that could be harmful to President Biden.
MRC also discovered that from 2008 to February 2024, Google had manipulated its influence to support the most left-leaning candidates in elections, regardless of party affiliation, while censoring their opponents.
Examples included backing Barack Obama over John McCain in 2008 and over Mitt Romney in 2012.
Additionally, Google did not correct a “Google bomb” targeting Rick Santorum during his leadership period and altered its algorithm to exclude autofill results that could harm Hillary Clinton in 2016.
Fox reported, “Other examples cited by the MRC include disabling Tulsi Gabbard’s Ads account just as she became the most searched candidate following the first Democratic Party primary debate in 2020, suppressing news critical of Biden, concealing most Republican campaign websites for the 12 competitive Senate races in 2022, and aiding Biden in 2024 by ‘burying in its search results the campaign websites of every one of his significant opponents.’”
The evidence shows Google helped those who aligned most closely with its leftism as far back as 2008, and it targeted for censorship those who threatened that ideology, the report said.
“While its interference was first evident in 2008, its meddling has turned into an organizational mission to ensure that its candidates win on election day,” the MRC report said. “Many studies reveal the results of the tech giant’s commitment.”:
Other studies have indicated that Google may have influenced 2.6 million votes in favor of Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election and potentially increased Democratic votes by six million in 2020.
Google has dismissed these claims as “baseless” and “inaccurate.”
The Media Research Center proposed solutions, such as urging House Speaker Mike Johnson to investigate potential violations of constitutional rights resulting from censorship.
Another suggestion is to classify Google as a common carrier. Consumers could also opt for alternative products that are deemed “better” and less biased.
Brent Bozell, founder and president of the Media Research Center, called on Congress to take action.
“No organization has more control over information than Google, and they have repeatedly used that power to manipulate the public to vote for the most left-wing candidates in every major election since 2008. It’s un-American to attempt to manipulate elections this way. It’s time Congress acts to shut down this massive election interference scheme,” Bozell told Fox News Digital.”
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