Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced Thursday that he is launching an investigation into Google for allegedly censoring conservatives.
Bailey noted that Google is the largest search engine in the country and the alleged censorship is occurring “during the most consequential election in our nation’s history.”
“Google is waging war on the democratic process,” he added. (RELATED: RFK Jr Sues Google And YouTube Over Censorship)
🚨BREAKING: I am launching an investigation into Google – the biggest search engine in America – for censoring conservative speech during the most consequential election in our nation’s history.
Google is waging war on the democratic process.
It’s time to fight back.
— Attorney General Andrew Bailey (@AGAndrewBailey) October 25, 2024
“These claims are totally false,” a Google spokesperson told Reuters. “Search serves all our users, and our business rests on showing useful information to everyone — no matter what their political beliefs are.”
Former President Donald Trump suggested in August that Congress could “shut down” the search engine over alleged censorship, the Daily Caller News Foundation reported. (RELATED: British Group With Ties To Harris, Democrats Aims To ‘Kill Musk’s Twitter,’ Documents Say)
‘Google Has To Be Careful’: Trump Suggests Congress Could ‘Shut Down’ Tech Giant Over Apparent Censorship pic.twitter.com/nLuTNv4dz7
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) August 2, 2024
Google displayed a misattributed “fact-check” in 2018 on a Daily Caller article, which has since been removed, according to the Daily Caller News Foundation (DCNF). Google eventually suspended the fact-check feature because of a DCNF investigation.
The Poynter Institute attributed the inaccurate fact-checks to faulty algorithms and not bias from the tech company, according to DCNF. Groups like the Poynter Institute for Media Studies, Inc. collaborated with the State Department to target conservative media, according to a House Business Committee report.
After the first attempted assassination on Trump, Republican Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall sent a letter to Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai and announced he was launching an investigation into the company’s alleged bias and censorship.
“Google, the largest Search Engine Operator in the world, has become a propaganda wing of the Left,” Marshall stated on X. “No more hiding behind your algorithm — your time is up.” (RELATED: UN May Arm Governments With ‘New Weapon’ To Censor Speech, Watchdog Says)
🚨BREAKING: I am launching a full investigation into @Google’s censorship & bias that is constricting the free flow of information. Google, the largest Search Engine Operator in the world, has become a propaganda wing of the Left. No more hiding behind your algorithm- your time… pic.twitter.com/l40L4TVQS4
— Dr. Roger Marshall (@RogerMarshallMD) July 31, 2024
In 2023, Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he was not opposed to regulating the tech giant over its alleged censorship of conservatives in search results during his campaign for president.
This article was originally published at dailycaller.com
