Verge

Google is blocking AI searches for Trump and dementia

Independent

Google AI Overview appears to block results on searches for ‘Trump cognitive decline’ but not for Biden

Metaculus

Date of Google Losing Search Dominance

Donald Trump

J.D. Vance

Gil Luria

Robin Nunn

Adam Kovacevich

Russ Mould

Brian Benway

Xiaofeng Wang

Rebecca Haw Allensworth

Bill Kovacic

Chris Versace

Dan Morgan

Daniel Ives

Lee-Anne Mulholland

Eric Posner

Danny Vena

"This court is not going to do that [breakup Google]."

"I think it's quite unlikely Google will be broken up."

"The doomsday scenario of a total [Google] break-up like AT&T in the 1980's does not seem likely."

The US' plan to break up Google is "a legal non-starter."

The proposed framework "goes well beyond the legal scope of the Court’s decision about Search distribution contracts."

"He [Trump] might want to punish them [the tech leaders] by forcing a [Google] breakup."

The DOJ "is intent in dismantling it [Google]."

Will Google Be Broken Up?

The Royal Society

arXiv

WJMH

ACS Publications

Technology Networks


PublishingState

PLOS 

ScienceDirect 

Elsevier 

Jim Jansen

NCBI

Michael J. Black


Amy Brand

AI "will never replace a person’s expertise and judgement [in scientific publishing]."

"AI has the potential to be an assistive tool in peer review — supporting summarization, drafting, and literature searches. But a fully AI-driven review is unacceptable."

"Using AI to estimate the quality of articles and predict citation counts also risks amplifying biases, putting authors from under-represented disciplines, institutions, or regions at a disadvantage."

"Over-reliance on AI could reduce the role of critical human judgment in scientific inquiry, potentially overlooking novel or unconventional insights that AI algorithms might miss."

"This lack of scrutiny [in AI scientist systems] poses a risk of introducing flaws that could undermine the integrity, reliability, and trustworthiness of their research outputs."

Will AI Influence the Integrity of the Scientific Publication Process?

<h2>Editor's Note</h2>

Google's AI search tools are reportedly displaying different responses depending on the political figure, with queries about Trump's mental acuity showing no AI Overview while similar Biden queries generate summaries.

AI Commission

Wionews

Google's AI search tools are reportedly displaying different responses depending on the political figure, with queries about Trump's mental acuity showing no AI Overview while similar Biden queries generate summaries.

When users search "does Trump show signs of dementia" in Google's AI Mode, the system provides only a standard list of web links without generating a synthesized response, contrasting with Biden searches that produce detailed summaries.

Straight Arrow News

Dataconomy

When users search "does Trump show signs of dementia" in Google's AI Mode, the system provides only a standard list of web links without generating a synthesized response, contrasting with Biden searches that produce detailed summaries.

Google's AI Overview feature also generates responses for mental health queries about Barack Obama, stating no public evidence indicates the former president has dementia. Trump-related searches, however, do not trigger AI-generated summaries in the same way.

MINT

Google's AI Overview feature also generates responses for mental health queries about Barack Obama, stating no public evidence indicates the former president has dementia. Trump-related searches, however, do not trigger AI-generated summaries in the same way.

A Google spokesperson explained that AI Overviews and AI Mode do not provide responses for every query. The system automatically determines when AI responses are useful, and outputs may not always be consistent across similar searches.

Hindustan Times

A Google spokesperson explained that AI Overviews and AI Mode do not provide responses for every query. The system automatically determines when AI responses are useful, and outputs may not always be consistent across similar searches.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai attended a White House dinner with President Trump in early September, where he praised the president's AI Action Plan and expressed support for ensuring the United States remains at the forefront of AI innovation.

The Economic Times

Google CEO Sundar Pichai attended a White House dinner with President Trump in early September, where he praised the president's AI Action Plan and expressed support for ensuring the United States remains at the forefront of AI innovation.

YouTube, owned by Google, additionally <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2025/youtube-pays-trump-m-to-settle-account-suspension-suit">agreed on Monday to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit from Trump</a> regarding his suspension from the platform following <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2024/us-election-jan-capitol-riots">the Jan. 6 riots</a>.

WebProNews

YouTube, owned by Google, additionally agreed on Monday to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit from Trump regarding his suspension from the platform following the Jan. 6 riots.

Google is deliberately censoring search results about Trump's cognitive decline while providing detailed AI summaries for identical questions about Biden. This double standard is clear when other search engines like DuckDuckGo report on Trump's documented verbal slips and behavioral changes. Fearing backlash after Trump’s lawsuit settlement, Google appears to be prioritizing self-protection over unbiased reporting.

Google is deliberately censoring search results about Trump's cognitive decline while providing detailed AI summaries for identical questions about Biden. This double standard is clear when other search engines like DuckDuckGo report on Trump's documented verbal slips and behavioral changes. Fearing backlash after Trump’s lawsuit settlement, Google appears to be prioritizing self-protection over unbiased reporting.

The Daily Beast

Google Accused of Blocking Searches About Trump, 79, and Dementia

Daily Kos

Want to Know if Trump Has Dementia? Don't Ask Google [Update: Google AI Finds Pritzker Say He Does]

Google's AI systems are functioning exactly as designed with built-in safeguards for sensitive topics. The company's own documentation clearly states that AI Overviews won't appear on every query, particularly for sensitive or complex subjects where traditional search links provide better results. These systems have over 20 years of refinement and use rigorous testing to prevent harmful content from appearing in AI summaries.

Google's AI systems are functioning exactly as designed with built-in safeguards for sensitive topics. The company's own documentation clearly states that AI Overviews won't appear on every query, particularly for sensitive or complex subjects where traditional search links provide better results. These systems have over 20 years of refinement and use rigorous testing to prevent harmful content from appearing in AI summaries.</span

Google

Googles AI skips Trump in dementia-related search results

Suddenly, the media cares about a supposed cover-up of a president's "mental decline." Where were they for the last four years when it came to Biden? Now, minor quirks in Google's AI search are treated as evidence of hidden truths — but only when Trump is the subject. Apparently, facts don’t matter, only who they’re about.

Suddenly, the media cares about a supposed cover-up of a president's "mental decline." Where were they for the last four years when it came to Biden? Now, minor quirks in Google's AI search are treated as evidence of hidden truths — but only when Trump is the subject. Apparently, facts don’t matter, only who they’re about.

The Babylon Bee

Media Unconcerned With Circulation To Biden's Brain Deeply Concerned About Circulation To Trump's Ankles

There's a 0.1% chance that OpenAI, Google DeepMind, or Anthropic will announce that they are pausing all training runs above a certain size for safety reasons, before 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

There's a 0.1% chance that OpenAI, Google DeepMind, or Anthropic will announce that they are pausing all training runs above a certain size for safety reasons, before 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

Google AI Generates Mental Health Summaries for Biden, Omits Trump

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