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Harris campaign edits news articles in Google search results for more favorable headlines

Headline from Washington Times

Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign has altered headlines from news outlets in Google search results to appear more favorable to her, according to a report published Tuesday.

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11 articles, oldest first.

  1. The New Republic

    Why Is the Harris Campaign Editing News Article to Seem Nicer to Her? (opens The New Republic)

    Published

    The New Republic's feed description

    New Kamala Harris ads include misleading headlines and descriptions of articles.

  2. Washington Times

    Harris campaign edits news articles in Google search results for more favorable headlines (opens Washington Times)

    Published

    Washington Times's feed description

    Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign has altered headlines from news outlets in Google search results to appear more favorable to her, according to a report published Tuesday.

  3. Fox News

    Harris campaign manipulated headlines of news stories injecting pro-Kamala spin in Google ads (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign has edited several headlines to display glowing coverage of the Democratic ticket in paid Google ads, according to Axios.

  4. The Daily Caller

    Harris Campaign Caught Pushing Literal Fake News Headlines In Americans’ Google Searches (opens The Daily Caller)

    Published

    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Harris’ campaign has been caught editing various outlets’ headlines to appear in Americans’ Google searches as sponsored ads, according to an Axios report.

  5. Breitbart News

    Report: Harris Campaign Runs Google Ads that Look like Media Articles (opens Breitbart News)

    Published

    Breitbart News's feed description

    The Harris campaign runs misleading Google ads that look like news articles published by the establishment media, an Axios analysis found.

  6. NewsBusters

    Misinformation? Harris Campaign Pushes Fake News in Google Search Ads (opens NewsBusters)

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    NewsBusters's feed description

    Vice President Kamala Harris was just busted for attempting to manipulate Google search results for legacy media outlets through her misleading campaign ads over the last week.

  7. Reason

    Harris' deceptive ad scandal (opens Reason)

    Published

    Reason's feed description

    The candidate's campaign is deliberately making it look like news outlets are on her side by running ads designed to look like flattering headlines.

  8. Legal Insurrection

    Harris Campaign Editing Headlines in Google Search Ads to Appear Favorable to Her (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    Literal fake news.

  9. Blaze Media

    Harris campaign is editing mainstream media headlines on Google ads to imply more support for Democrat policies (opens Blaze Media)

    Published

    Blaze Media's feed description

    The ads don't violate Google standards but may mislead readers.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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