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This Google election conspiracy theory doesn’t add up

Image of the Google “G” logo on a blue, black, and purple background.
Illustration: The Verge

There’s no evidence Google is hiding a map of polling places from Trump voters, despite the suggestions of a video reposted by Elon Musk.

In the video, originally shared by X user DogeDesigner, a user searches Google for “where can I vote for Harris” and “where can I vote for Trump.” The Harris search shows Google’s 2024 US elections panel, which includes a map you can use to find where to vote. The Trump search does not.

Screenshot by Jay Peters / The Verge

A screenshot of Elon Musk’s post.

But there’s a complicating factor here: Harris is also the name of a county in Texas. And the polling map pops up when people search terms like “where can I vote” and a location — try searches like “where can I vote for…

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