Google corrects Elon Musk-boosted claim that it's favoring Kamala Harris

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Reader-provided context and a response from Google corrected the record.

X owner and Trump supporter Elon Musk reposted a message on Election Day claiming Google is helping Harris voters find polling places, while not doing the same for Trump voters, but the search giant is doing no such thing.At about 3 p.m.

Readers added that surname-sounding counties like Clark, Clinton, Eden, Franklin, Floyd, Leon, and Marcy are all searchable on Google's "Where to Vote" feature.

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Published On: 2024-11-05 @ 22:29:56 (2 weeks ago)

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