> But this is a false dichotomy. There are more options than either an infobox I am not saying that there is only a singular way of displaying information. In

> But this is a false dichotomy. There are more options than either an infobox I am not saying that there is only a singular way of displaying information. Instead the point here is that Yes, users who search that are actually trying to use Google as an Oracle of Truth here, and if the top results are anything other than what his actual birthday is, then that is a problem. So in other words, yes it is being used as an oracle of truth, even if there are different ways of precisely displaying that. > I think you can agree that a link to the Wikipedia article on Abraham Lincoln will be a fine search result Only if the article links is actually the truth, and not some other number. So yes the search engine is being used as an oracle of truth, to find out what the actual answer is to what his actual birthday is.