Overview

• The error led AI Overviews to insist “No, it is not 2025,” even citing locations like New Zealand and including a user’s San Francisco zip code in its response.
• Google confirmed the bug was fixed late on May 29, 2025, but declined to explain the root cause of the date mismatch.
• AI Overviews reaches about 1.5 billion users in over 100 countries and has previously delivered advice such as eating rocks for nutrients or adding glue to pizza.
• Search analyst Lily Ray described Google’s method of fixing each glitch individually as a “whack-a-mole approach,” underscoring persistent accuracy challenges.
• A Google spokesperson said the vast majority of AI Overviews remain factual and that examples like this will inform broader system updates.