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"Google" caught with their pants down!

Discussion in 'Everything Else (off topic)' started by Knothead, Aug 16, 2021.

  1. Knothead

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    I have tried this five times with the same unbelievable bogus results. Shame on you "Google"

    Type in any 3 digit number followed by "new cases" on Google.
     
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  2. Backwoods Savage

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    So this is nothing. Google just picks up "new cases" and uses that just like it does when you search for something else it does not recognize and then just finds something that might match a few words. Simple search techniques. Nothing new or amazing at all.
     
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  3. Biddleman

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    They have been doing that from the start.
     
  4. Warner

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    Don’t use google what are we talking about?
     
  5. Eric Wanderweg

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    It also works with 4 or 5 digit numbers. Really, type in any number you want and there will be a corresponding article. What that means can be interpreted in several ways, some of which will get this thread locked down tight in a hurry.
    :zip:
     
  6. billb3

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    I get the same somewhat expected results on duckduckgo as well.

    The number is mostly irrelevant.
     
  7. bogieb

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    I don't plan on doing this experiment, but I can guess what the results are. I get hounded enough about this stuff on FB and other places so don't need the search to push any more irrelevant research/surveys/facts my way.