The search engine resolved the issue, stating it displayed results for “Harris” and not “Trump” because Harris is also a county in Texas.
Today is Election Day, and people are heading to the polls to cast their votes.
Viral social media posts claim when you search “where to vote for Harris” or a similar query, like “where can I vote for Harris,” a map with voting locations shows up. But when people searched the same thing with “Trump,” the map did not show up.
The posts appear to imply that Google is intentionally favoring Harris. “Google will help you find a place to vote — unless you’re voting for Trump,” one post says.
THE QUESTION
Did Google display a map when users searched “where to vote” for Harris but not Trump?
THE SOURCES
- A VERIFY analysis of Google searches
THE ANSWER
Yes, Google briefly displayed a map when users searched “where …