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highplainsdem

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Tue Sep 30, 2025, 07:10 PM Sep 30

Google is blocking AI searches for Trump and dementia [View all]

Source: The Verge

Google appears to have blocked AI search results for the query “does trump show signs of dementia” as well as other questions about his mental acuity, even though it will show AI results for similar searches about other presidents.

When making the search about President Trump, AI Overviews will display a message that says, “An AI Overview is not available for this search”:

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Go directly to AI Mode, and you’ll only receive a list of 10 web results instead of a summarized page of information:

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Similar searches about Trump are limited in the same way. Various queries about dementia, Alzheimer’s, and senility display no AI overview and only produce a list of links inside AI Mode.

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Read more: https://www.theverge.com/news/789152/google-ai-searches-blocking-trump-dementia-biden



With queries about Biden, Google doesn't offer an AI summary, just links. But if you go to AI mode, you will get an AI summary abour Biden with a preliminary paragraph saying its answer isn't definitive because it's based only on public information.

The Verge staff thinks Google is afraid of Trump.
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Working now. Just checked. Joinfortmill Sep 30 #1
just checked now. not working. Javaman Oct 1 #16
I tried it at 1 pm Eastern time on Wed, Oct 1. yardwork Oct 1 #20
I got results when markodochartaigh Sep 30 #2
Here's what you google FakeNoose Sep 30 #3
Yes but if you do just a regular search and add any President but FatFuck the AI overview works Cheezoholic Sep 30 #8
Firefox (dunno other browsers) defaults to "All" mode for Google (lots of results), with "AI" as a separate sub-tab. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 30 #11
thank you! nt Javaman Oct 1 #17
Duck duck, GreenWave Sep 30 #4
DuckDuckGo shows lots of results for "does trump show signs of dementia" (no quote marks) . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 30 #10
Oui! Mme. Defarge Oct 1 #28
Well, Microsoft Bing has no problem addressing it with its AI... hlthe2b Sep 30 #5
Hah! I finally broke AI google! Now Epstein/Trump Buddyzbuddy Sep 30 #6
Hillary Clinton and Dementia results DrFunkenstein Sep 30 #7
Just Google "Trump has dementia"---you'll get lots of articles! SunSeeker Sep 30 #9
I didn't at first. yardwork Oct 1 #21
Getting it on an old Windows 7 desktop CountAllVotes Sep 30 #12
Google is definitely blocking information, and it's not just about Trump and dementia. summer_in_TX Oct 1 #13
Good! We all need to stop relying on google...in fact I think it's time for a boycott! PortTack Oct 1 #15
Good point! summer_in_TX Oct 1 #29
I switched to Duck Duck Go. tonekat Oct 2 #30
F..K google search on another site duck duck go PortTack Oct 1 #14
LOL...it's AI but then it can be blocked? What a silly bunch of tech sounding bullshit Bengus81 Oct 1 #18
via DuckDuckGo CountAllVotes Oct 1 #19
Circled back today and, yup, no info on Donald Trump and demential. So, I did this... Joinfortmill Oct 1 #22
I use Duck, too. I don't use Google for anything, not even email. Raftergirl Oct 1 #23
Just tried it and only got search results jgmiller Oct 1 #24
I asked the question Miguelito Loveless Oct 1 #25
That was a good prompt you created jgmiller Oct 1 #26
Who needs to search Coldwater Oct 1 #27
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