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(replying to your last message) If you read my initial message one more time, you may notice that I mentionned a google serach container. I'm not certain it is
by vidoc 5y ago
(replying to your last message)
If you read my initial message one more time, you may notice that I mentionned a google serach container. I'm not certain it is the appropriate term but basically, you can ask a question to google and it will select an authoritative answer from a trusted source (Reuters, AP, etc).
Back in the early day of the vaccine, if you were to ask google whether the vaccine prevents the transmission of the disease, you'd get this: "here is no conclusive evidence to claim COVID-19 vaccines do not prevent people spreading the disease." at the top of the index. You could click to have more context, but I hope you are now getting the point.
Let's just not be in denial that misinformation exists on both sides.
- jjulius 5y ago>If you read my initial message one more time, you may notice that I mentionned a google serach container. It's pretty common knowledge within the tech community that those fields are populated automatically, often via scraping (just look at what happened with Google and Genius, re: lyrics). Google is notorious for faulty data being in there, either through questionable sources or misquotes, for an untold number of queries. I'm not saying this to doubt your claim that that was what was displayed and it appeared misleading; Google needs to fix it because clearly it causes problems. I just think that it's an incredible stretch on your part to suggest it was intentional misinformation placed there by a "side". Edit: I say this as someone who usually doesn't defend Google whatsoever.
- mthoms 5y agoHow do you have the exact quotation and why is it phrased as a double negative? That sentence just doesn’t sound authoritative or believable in any way. Are you paraphrasing? If so, that’s fine but please don’t use quotation marks in that case.