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On Election Day, a Google search discrepancy led to questions about bias when searches for “Where can I vote for Harris?” displayed a voting map, but the same search for “Where can I vote for Trump?” did not.
Google clarified that this difference occurred due to Harris also being the name of a Texas county, which automatically triggered the “Where to vote” map feature, a pattern also seen in Vance County searches. Google assured users that a fix was underway and stated that few users actually search for voting locations this way.
Are others seeing this too? https://t.co/mlwRY08hgo
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 5, 2024
The incident, highlighted by Elon Musk on X, drew reactions from social media users and added fuel to discussions on search bias during the 2024 election. Previously, Amazon faced a similar situation when its Alexa assistant provided differing responses to questions about voting for Trump versus Harris. As Election Day progressed, Google removed the Harris map feature and recommended users search "Where can I vote" for unbiased location results.
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