MRC Report Says Apple News, Google promote outlets that endorse Dem presidential candidates
The watchdog said 31 endorsements from the top promoted outlets all backed Democrats, while Google said prominence reflects coverage volume, not bias.
- The Media Research Center found the five news outlets most frequently promoted by Apple News and Google News have not endorsed a Republican presidential candidate in any of the past 10 elections.
- According to the group, these publications issued 31 presidential endorsements between 1988 and 2024, all supporting Democratic candidates, using this history as an indicator of broader political leanings.
- "Right now, they're only presenting a left-wing aggregation," MRC President David Bozell said, arguing aggregators serve as a primary gateway to information for millions of Americans and should include center-right perspectives.
- Google disputes the suggestion of bias, noting that platform presence reflects coverage volume on trending topics, and called the group's claims "totally false" and said they relied on a "completely flawed methodology."
- This report follows a warning letter from Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson to Apple CEO Tim Cook regarding allegations that Apple News favored left-leaning sources, cautioning that politically based curation could raise consumer protection concerns.
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