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Googling the presidential candidates Wednesday morning didn’t produce the exact results some people would expect.
Searching for the term ‘presidential candidates’ brought up a handy guide above all of the other search results with pictures of candidates with active campaigns. Clicking on a picture brought up searches for the candidates.
The only problem is that Republican candidate Donald Trump wasn’t included. Neither was Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson.
originally posted by: IgnoranceIsntBlisss
ALSO SEE HERE:
Search Engine Manipulation Effect (SEME) And The Current US Election
From yesterday!
originally posted by: IgnoranceIsntBlisss
ALSO SEE HERE:
Search Engine Manipulation Effect (SEME) And The Current US Election
From yesterday!
According to Google, the omissions were the result of a "technical bug" in the Knowledge Graph, the massive information-mapping system that provides the top results bar under many fact-based searches. "Only the presidential candidates participating in an active primary election were appearing in a Knowledge Graph result," a Google spokesperson said in a statement. "Because the Republican and Libertarian primaries have ended, those candidates did not appear. This bug was resolved early this morning."
Google tweaks system after Trump left off search results for 'presidential candidates'
A spokesperson for Google said that the error was caused by a technical glitch:
“We found a technical bug in Search where only the presidential candidates participating in an active primary election were appearing in a Knowledge Graph result. Because the Republican and Libertarian primaries have ended, those candidates did not appear. This bug was resolved early this morning.”
Donald Trump Absent from 'Presidential Candidates' Google Search