Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced Thursday that he is opening an investigation into Google for allegedly censoring conservatives.
Bailey noted that Google is the nation’s largest search engine and the censorship allegations come “during the most consequential election in our nation’s history.”
“Google is waging war against the democratic process,” he added. (Related: RFK Jr. sues Google and YouTube over censorship)
🚨BREAKING: I am opening an investigation into Google, America’s largest search engine, for censoring conservative speech during the most consequential election in American history.
Google is waging war against the democratic process.
It’s time to fight back.
— Attorney General Andrew Bailey (@AGAndrewBailey) October 25, 2024
A Google spokesperson said: “These claims are completely false.” Reuters. “Search serves everyone, and our business depends on showing useful information to everyone, no matter their political beliefs.”
Former President Donald Trump suggested in August that Congress could “shut down” search engines over alleged censorship, the Daily Caller News Foundation reported. (Related article: Democratic Party, UK group linked to Harris, says in document it aims to ‘kill Musk’s Twitter’)
‘Google has to be careful’: President Trump suggests Congress could ‘shut down’ tech giant over apparent censorship pic.twitter.com/nLuTNv4dz7
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) August 2, 2024
According to the Daily Caller News Foundation (DCNF), Google displayed a “fact check” on a Daily Caller article in 2018 that misattributed the source, but it has since been removed. Google ultimately suspended its fact-checking functionality due to the DCNF investigation.
According to DCNF, the Poynter Institute argued that the inaccurate fact checks were due to flaws in the algorithm, not bias from technology companies. Groups such as the Poynter Media Institute worked with the State Department to target conservative media outlets, according to a report by the House Economics Committee.
After the first assassination attempt on Trump, Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, sends a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai announcing he is opening an investigation into allegations of bias and censorship at the company. did.
“Google, the world’s largest search engine company, has become a left-wing propaganda arm,” Marshall said in X. “No more hiding behind algorithms. Your time is up.” (Related: UN could arm governments with ‘new weapons’ to censor speech, watchdog group says)
🚨BREAKING: I’m starting a serious investigation into the following. @googleCensorship and prejudice restrict the free flow of information. Google, the world’s largest search engine operator, has become a left-wing propaganda force. No more hiding behind algorithms – your time… pic.twitter.com/l40L4TVQS4
— Dr. Roger Marshall (@RogerMarshallMD) July 31, 2024
In 2023, Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said he was not opposed to regulating the tech giant over its alleged censorship of conservatives in search results during his presidential campaign.
