Bias in Google Search

"Miseducation" Online

How did Dylann Roof go from being someone who was not raised in a racist home to someone so steeped in white supremacist propaganda that he murdered nine African Americans during a Bible study? The answer lies, at least in part, in the way that fragile minds can be shaped by the algorithm that powers Google Search. It lies in the way Google’s algorithm can promote false propaganda written by extremists at the expense of accurate information from reputable sources.

-Southern Poverty Law Center

Please watch the following 6-minute video, "The Miseducation of Dylann Roof," from the Southern Poverty Law Center Links to an external site., a non-profit that specializes in civil rights and is widely-considered an authority on hate groups.

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Citations & Attributions

"The Miseducation of Dylann Roof Links to an external site.." YouTube, uploaded by Southern Poverty Law Center, 18 Jan. 2017.