Donald Trump is resurfacing an old rumor that Google hides negative search results about Hillary Clinton
The Republican nominee made the claim while speaking at a rally in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Wednesday. Here's how Trump told it:
The claim likely stems from an internet rumor from June that Google was hiding search results that would paint Hillary Clinton in a bad light. At the time, a viral video created by SourceFed showed several autocomplete search results for "Hillary Clinton." One of the examples showed autocomplete results for "Hillary Clinton cri" that included "Hillary Clinton crime reform," "Hillary Clinton crisis," and "Hillary Clinton crime bill 1994," but not "Hillary Clinton criminal." The latter result was the first listed on other search engines like Bing and Yahoo.
According to the Washington Post's Philip Bump, the claim was resurfaced this month thanks to a piece published by Russian media organization Sputnik News, which claims to prove the theory is accurate.
But Google emphatically shut down the autocomplete rumor in June. A statement provided by a company spokesperson in June reads:
Business Insider reached out to Google for an updated comment and will update this post if we hear back.