Google has “interfered” in major U.S. elections 41 times over the past 16 years, according to a new study by the Media Research Center.
“MRC researchers have found that Google has interfered in elections 41 times over the past 16 years, and its impact has increased dramatically and become increasingly harmful to democracy. In each case Google has also done damage to candidates of all parties who threaten the left. Wing’s No. 1 candidate.” MRC Free Speech America Vice President Dan Schneider and Editor Gabriela Parizeau wrote a summary of the findings.
“Google executives have let go of things the tech giant never intended to make public. Google is using its ‘enormous power, resources and influence’ to promote left-wing values. ” they continued. “Google’s enormous influence over information technology, political organizations, and American elections became clear in 2008. After failing to prevent then-presidential candidate Donald Trump from taking office after the 2016 election, Google has been and will continue to interfere in American elections to discerning observers ever since.”
Google pushed back, saying it had a “clear business incentive” to satisfy both parties and that safeguards ensure unbiased and accurate search results.
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Google has “interfered” in elections 41 times in the past 16 years, according to a new study by the Media Research Center.
MRC Free Speech America, a division of the Conservative Media Research Center, believes the latest example was recorded after Google’s artificial intelligence Gemini “refused to answer harmful questions” to President Biden. ing.
According to the group’s research, from 2008 to February 2024, “Google used its power to help win elections for the most liberal candidates, regardless of party, while targeting opponents for censorship.” “I was there,” he said.
Examples include appearing to support Barack Obama over John McCain in 2008, supporting Obama over Mitt Romney in 2012, and Rick Santorum, the leading Republican candidate at the time. Examples include refusing to correct a “Google bomb” that “defamed” a presidential candidate and using its algorithm to filter out autofill. In 2016, the MRC said it produced potentially damaging results for Hillary Clinton and “did not do the same for then-candidates Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders.” , said it worked with partners to help Clinton-leaning Latino voters get to the polls that same year. Free Speech America.
Other examples cited by MRC include criticizing Biden for disabling Tulsi Gabbard’s advertising account just after she became the most searched candidate after the first Democratic primary debate of 2020. Examples include suppressing news about the government, and hiding most of the Republican Party’s campaign websites for the 12th Senate election in 2022. And in 2024, she helped Biden by “embedding the campaign websites of all his major opponents in search results.”
of Several other examples are cited in the study.
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The Media Research Center reported that from 2008 to February 2024, “Google used its power to help win elections for the most liberal candidates of any party, while simultaneously defeating their opponents.” It has been subject to censorship.” (Photographer: Malena Sloss/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“Google has leveraged the many tools in our arsenal to support those most aligned with leftist values in each election cycle since the 2008 presidential election, while also supporting candidates who pose the most serious threats. ”, Schneider and Parizeau write.
“The interference first came to light in 2008, but it has turned into an organized mission to ensure a candidate’s victory on Election Day,” they continued. “Many studies reveal the results of the tech giants’ efforts.”
Schneider and Parizeau cited AllSides and Dr. Robert Epstein, who conducted additional research, finding that in 2016, “Google’s search algorithm likely shifted at least 2.6 million votes to Hillary Clinton.” , said they found “Google search results and voting reminders had an advantage.” Democrats changed the outcome of the 2020 election by at least 6 million votes. ”
Google strongly denied any wrongdoing.
“There’s nothing new here at all. It’s just a recycled list of many baseless and inaccurate claims that have been debunked by third parties and failed in court. Politicians on the left have also “We have a long history of making claims. We have a clear claim.” We do not intend to make it a public service, and we have safeguards in place to ensure this, especially as many conservatives have successfully used our platform to spread their message to a wide audience.” a Google spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
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MRC Free Speech America feels that House Speaker Mike Johnson should “direct relevant committees and chairs to investigate Google for stripping people of their constitutional rights.” (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
MRC Free Speech America offered three recommendations.
The conservative watchdog group accused House Speaker Mike Johnson of “working with the government to violate free speech,” “interfering with elections by making unreported in-kind contributions,” and “violating people’s constitutional rights.” We believe that the relevant committees and committee chairs should be instructed to investigate Google for depriving them of their rights. For “deceiving users without complying with the terms of service.”
The group also believes the question of whether Google is a carrier should be resolved by state legislatures, and urged Americans to stop using Google products, especially its search engine.
“Based on our research, the alternative appears to produce better, less biased results,” Schneider and Parizeau wrote.
Brent Bozell, founder and president of the Media Research Center, urged Congress to take action.
“No organization has more control over information than Google, and Google has repeatedly used its power to manipulate the public to vote for the most left-wing candidates in every major election since 2008. It’s un-American to try to manipulate the election. Now is the time for Congress to act to stop this massive election interference scheme,” Bozell told Fox News Digital.
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Fox News Digital’s Gabriel Hays contributed to this report.
