Google said Tuesday it is working to fix an error causing the search engine to show a “where to vote” panel when people tried to search for Vice President Harris and Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio).
In a statement posted on X, the tech giant said that the panel “is triggering for some specific searches bc Harris is also the name of a county” in Texas, and also happened for Vance because “it’s also the name of a county.”
“Note very few people actually search for voting places this way,” the company said.
Google was responding to a claim made on X that some people were getting the search engine panel when one typed, “Where can I vote for Harris” but not for former President Donald Trump….