Google Faces Backlash Over Alleged Election Search Bias

The tech giant addresses claims of favoring Kamala Harris in search results, attributing discrepancies to a technical glitch.

Google was accused of showing biased search results during the U.S. election, favoring Kamala Harris over Donald Trump.
The company explained that the issue arose from search terms coinciding with place names, such as 'Harris' referring to a county in Texas.
Google's CEO Sundar Pichai emphasized the company's commitment to providing reliable information and curbed internal political discussions among employees.
The discrepancy in search results led to significant social media backlash, with false claims of Google altering its homepage image to favor Harris.
Google has promised a fix and clarified that the misleading image of Harris on its homepage was AI-generated, not an official change.