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The Morning After: Google dismisses Elon Musk's claim that autocomplete interfered in the election

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Google has responded to allegations it "censored" searches about Donald Trump after Elon Musk baselessly claimed the company had imposed a "search ban" on the former president. Google explained the bugs in its autocomplete feature caused the issues. But Musk's tweet, viewed more than 118 million times, has forced the search giant to publicly explain one of its most basic features. Google added that the strange suggestions for "president donald" were due to a "bug that spanned the political spectrum." It also affected searches related to former President Barack Obama and other political figures. You can get these reports delivered daily direct to your inbox.