Media Research Center caught Apple and Google red-handed, and now it seems Google is hoping a few quick dismissals and an ad hominem attack will erase its attempt to shield scandal-plagued Graham Platner from criticism.
Rather than address any of the particulars, a Google spokesperson attempted to craftily sidestep the tech giant’s censorship practices without identifying a single specific claim in the MRC Special Report that it found unsupported by the facts. Instead, Google launched a baseless attack on MRC’s methodology. Without any evidence, the tech company’s spokesperson predictably parroted well-worn lines: “These claims are totally false and based on a completely flawed methodology.” Precisely which “claims” Google said “are totally false,” we cannot know. However, without denying that it suppressed at least 112 significant stories from right-leaning outlets, Google likewise did not point to a single piece of evidence proving the MRC Special Report wrong.
"Google wants us to believe that checking their platform once a day missed the magic window where they actually allowed negative news about Graham Platner to exist. That is an insult to the intelligence of every consumer and investor.” — David Bozell, President, Media Research Center
