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What to Know About Misleading Google Ads for Political Campaigns

Recommended Reading / August 27th, 2024 / By AllSides Staff

As we broke this national news story, our team members were debating it and misconceptions were running rampant.

Media Literacy, Google, 2024 Presidential Election, Elections

AllSides Issues Open Letter to Google on Misleading Harris Campaign Ads

Bias / August 14th, 2024 / By AllSides Staff

AllSides has issued an open letter to Google calling on the company to address the misleading Kamala Harris campaign ads on Google.

AllSides, Media Bias, Google Bias, Google, Kamala Harris, 2024 Elections

Harris Ads Blur Line Between Campaign and News Content

Recommended Reading / August 13th, 2024 / By AllSides Staff

Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign is misrepresenting the content of news articles in Google search results as part of a new advertising effort, falsely implying the news outlets have issued direct advocacy for her candidacy, an AllSides investigation found.

Kamala Harris, 2024 Presidential Election, Advertising, Google

Media Bias Alert: Is Google Burying Trump Assassination Queries?

Bias / July 29th, 2024 / By AllSides Staff

Social media users are accusing Google of election interference, pointing out that its search box’s Autocomplete function appeared to omit queries regarding the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump. The AllSides staff conducted an analysis that appeared to verify the claim.

Donald Trump, Trump Assassination Attempts, Google, Google Bias, Big Tech, Elections, Media Bias Alert, Technology

Most News Aggregators Biased to the Left, including Google, Apple, Bing: AllSides Analysis

Bias / March 5th, 2024 / By AllSides Staff

Since 2022, AllSides has been auditing major news aggregators for bias, including Google News, Bing News, Apple News, and Yahoo! News — and has found the majority of news aggregators analyzed have a bias on the left.

Media Bias, Leftism, Google, Apple, AllSides Media Bias Ratings, AllSides

Our Google News Bias Analysis Blew Up on X, Here’s How The Media Reacted

Bias / February 29th, 2024 / By Andy Gorel

Last week, AllSides published its 2023 Google News bias analysis which found the the aggregator skews significantly in favor of sources on the left, particularly those with a Lean Left rating. The study was widely viewed on X, and written about by several media outlets, mostly from the right.

Google News Bias, Google, Google Bias, Technology, Media Industry, Media Bias, Twitter, Elon Musk, Media Bias Alert

Amid Google Gemini Controversy, A Look at Google’s History of Bias

Bias / February 23rd, 2024 / By AllSides Staff

Google has a long history of media bias and favoring media outlets and views on the left. Here’s a look at the timeline of Google’s bias.

Google News Bias, Google, Media Bias

Google News’ Bias Moved Further Left: 2022 and 2023 Compared

Bias / February 22nd, 2024 / By AllSides Staff

The 2023 analysis looked at 974 articles that appeared over a 2-week period in October and November.

Google News Bias, Google, Media Bias

Google Has New Features to Combat Misinformation. Will They Work?

Recommended Reading / April 14th, 2023 / By Clare Ashcraft

Google’s new features can help provide users with a more balanced, well-informed perspective — if done right. If applied without balance, they also have the potential to push people further into filter bubbles.

Google, Misinformation And Disinformation, Media Bias, Facts And Fact Checking, Media Literacy

Google News Shows Strong Political Bias: AllSides Analysis [2022]

Bias / February 28th, 2023 / By AllSides Staff

The 2022 AllSides Google News Bias Analysis found 61% of media outlets presented on Google News’ homepage over a 5-day period were from sources AllSides rates as on the left, with just 3% from outlets on the right.

Google News Bias, Google, Media Bias, Big Tech

Teen's Research Suggests Media Bias in Google Search Results Can Influence Political Opinions

News / December 16th, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

A middle-schooler recently used AllSides Media Bias Ratings to dissect how bias in Google search results might influence people’s political opinions. We love when our audience uses our tools to investigate media bias. But it’s even better to see a teenager apply those resources to...

Media Bias, Media Industry, Google Bias, Google

Trump vs. Biden on Big Tech, Explained in 2 Minutes

News / October 26th, 2020 / By AllSides Staff

Here's a brief overview of both Donald Trump and Joe Biden 's stances on Big Tech, plus quick links to articles covering the topic from across the political spectrum as determined by AllSides Media Bias Ratings . Trump: President Donald Trump's administration has initiated an antitrust...

Trump V Biden, Big Tech, Censorship, Free Speech, Technology, Cybersecurity, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Facebook, Google, Amazon, Twitter

Audit: Google Heavily Favors CNN and Left Media in Mass Shooting Coverage

Bias / August 7th, 2019 / By AllSides Staff

RESEARCH REPORT The days following two tragic mass shootings in Dayton, OH and El Paso, TX were extremely active for newsrooms nationwide. But readers who used Google to learn about the shootings may have seen an overwhelming majority of news from left-leaning media sources — CNN, the New...

Media Bias, Google Bias, Google, Mass Shootings

Project Veritas Story on Google Bias Reveals Left/Right Divide

Bias / June 25th, 2019 / By Julie Mastrine

This morning, YouTube, which is owned by Google, removed a video created by Project Veritas, a nonprofit founded by conservative James O’Keefe that is dedicated to exposing corruption. The video showed undercover footage of Google executive Jen Gennai discussing the tech giant’s search...

Google Bias, Media Bias, Google News Bias, Google, Fake News

Audit Finds Evidence of Google's Bias Toward These Media Outlets

News / June 4th, 2019 / By Julie Mastrine

A new audit shows Google is biased toward a small number of major media outlets — and most of them have a Left-leaning political bias. One-sided information isn’t healthy for democracy, yet the world's most popular source of news and information displays a major bias. Back in October,...

Google Bias, Media Bias, AllSides Media Bias Ratings, Google, Google News Bias, Technology

Google CEO Testifies on Capitol Hill, But Lawmakers Miss the Point

News / December 11th, 2018 / By Billy Binion

All eyes were on Google CEO Sundar Pichai as he traveled to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to testify on the company's privacy policies as well as perceptions that the platform is biased against conservatives. Unfortunately, lawmakers largely missed their opportunity, failing to get to the...

Media Bias, Polarization, Google, US Congress, Donald Trump, News, Google Bias

Media Bias Fuels Political Violence in America. Can We Change?

Bias / November 1st, 2018 / By Julie Mastrine

A string of violent incidents in October further illuminated political polarization in America, raising serious concerns about how media bias contributes to hateful division — and how we must change this to heal our divide. In just the last two weeks, multiple incidents of political...

Media Bias, Polarization, Political Polarization, Violence, Violence In America, Elections, Technology, Social Media, Google Bias, Google

Google News is Heavily Biased — But It May Not Be Rigged

Bias / October 23rd, 2018 / By Julie Mastrine

An extensive report by AllSides reveals Google News is biased against conservatives, but there is no evidence that Google News bias is intentionally rigged. AllSides’ 39-page Google News Bias research report reveals Google news bias is heavily Left-leaning. AllSides found Google News is...

Google Bias, Google News Bias, Media Bias, Google

President Trump Accuses Google of Bias Against His Administration

Story of the Week / August 30th, 2018 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

President Trump on Tuesday accused Google of manipulating its search engine to display negative coverage of his administration after Paula Bolyard published an article on the conservative site PJ Media alleging that 96% of results for "Trump" news were from left-leaning outlets . Many on...

Media Bias, Technology, Google, Donald Trump, Story Of The Week, News

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