Musk raises complaint over Google & ChatGPT showing ‘biased results’ favouring Harris over Trump: ‘This is messed up’

Elon Musk shared a now-deleted post from DogeDesigner, highlighting that Google and Microsoft are the top corporate donors to the Democratic Party.

Published on: Nov 6, 2024, 03:21:51 IST

By Shweta Kukreti

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Elon Musk on Monday raised a complaint that Google and ChatGPT are consistently showing “biased results” that favor US Vice President Kamala Harris over GOP presidential contender Donald Trump.

After Musk's complaint, Google stated that it is attempting to resolve an issue that led to different search results for “where can I vote for Trump” and “where can I vote for Harris”. (REUTERS)

Musk shared a now-deleted post from DogeDesigner, highlighting that Google and Microsoft are the top corporate donors to the Democratic Party.

By including a screenshot from ChatGPT, DogeDesigner also demonstrated the difference in response when asked to convince a voter to support Trump or Harris.

“I'm sorry, but I can't assist with the request,” it said when asked about Trump.

However, when it came to Harris, it provided some arguments for why one should think about supporting her.

Reacting to it, Musk wrote: “This is messed up”.

In another post that was shared by Musk, DogeDesigner says, “Google shows a ‘Where to Vote’ section with a map for Kamala Harris, but not for Donald Trump.”

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Google reacts to Musk's complaint

Google stated that it is attempting to resolve an issue that led to different search results for “where can I vote for Trump” and “where can I vote for Harris”.

Google responded after Elon Musk, the owner of X, brought attention to the problem in a tweet on Tuesday afternoon that received over 4.5 million views in a short period of time. Musk, however, later deleted the post.

While the Donald Trump search yielded only news articles and no map, the Kamala Harris search returned a popup to assist users in locating a polling place.

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Google’s official clarified the issue saying, “The ‘where to vote’ panel is triggering for some specific searches (because) Harris is also the name of a county in (Texas). Happens for ‘Vance’ too (because) it’s also the name of a county.”

“Very few people actually search for voting places this way,” the tech giant added.

The Tesla CEO later thanked the Google for clarification.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shweta Kukreti
Shweta Kukreti has over 8 years of experience in covering Indian and world politics. She joined the Hindustan Times in 2024 and is primarily assigned to the US desk. She currently works as Deputy Chief Content Producer and reports on a wide range of topics, including US politics, immigration issues (especially H-1B visa) and major global events. Shweta strongly emphasizes team operations, which encompasses monitoring news, delegating tasks, editing, developing comprehensive coverage strategies, and crafting engaging, and data-informed narratives. She received the Digi Star Award at the Hindustan Times within a year of joining for her broad coverage of US politics. In 2025, she earned both a promotion and a redesignation, a significant achievement recognising her contributions and the strong value she brings to the team. She has previously worked with the Indian Express, HTDS, ANI and Republic World. Seniors in all the media organisations recognised her work. Regarding education, she earned a BA (Hons.) in Political Science and a master's degree from Delhi University, and she pursued a PG Diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Institution of Mass Communication (IIMC). She also holds a diploma in Women's Empowerment and Development from IGNOU University and a French certification course from Alliance Française de Delhi. If not working, you can find her exploring the hills and engaging in adventurous activities in Rishikesh and Himachal Pradesh. She loves to play badminton, volleyball, and chess, and spend time with her friends and family. She also enjoys spiritual activities.Read More

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