Donald Trump: Donald Trump at odds with Google, accuses tech giant of posting ‘bad stories’ about him

Former US President Donald Trump has targeted Google, accusing the search engine of posting “bad stories” about him and affirming prosecution if he wins the presidential election on November 5. Trump claimed that Google only displays only positive articles about his Democratic rival Vice President Kamala Harris.

He stated, “This is an illegal activity and hopefully the Justice Department will criminally prosecute them for this blatant interference of elections.”

“If not, and subject to the laws of our country, I will request their prosecution, at the maximum levels, when I win the elections,” he added.

This response was sparked by a conservative group’s findings from searching “Donald Trump presidential race 2024” online, claiming Google’s search results were biased against Trump.

Google, however, maintains its algorithms do not favour any political candidate and that “both campaign websites consistently appear at the top of search for relevant and common search queries.” .

Similar allegations surfaced last month, with Trump accusing Google of censoring news and images related to him, making specific information inaccessible.

As the Republican presidential candidate seeking a second term, Trump has been at odds with Google, particularly after the July 13 where an alleged assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania has turned to an information warfare with Google around its autocomplete feature.Republicans claim that Google search bar did not prompt queries about the incident, calling it an intentional move by Google to manipulate the outcome of the US presidential elections.