Neo-Nazi Symbol Near Hitler's House. Provocation on Google Maps
4 Articles
4 Articles
As the weekly reported, the building was not displayed at its correct address: Salzburger Vorstadt 15, but with the number 88. According to "Spiegel," as recently as the beginning of the week, users who entered the correct address and zoomed in found the number 88 at that location, while all the surrounding houses were marked with the correct numbers. Clicking on the number opened a map with the location marked "HH88." READ ALSO: Nazi memorabili…
Right-wing extremes repeatedly abuse the change function of Google Maps. Now it apparently hit the house in Braunau am Inn, where the dictator was born – and in which a new police department will soon be opened.
Google Maps has discovered an incorrect address designation for a house in Austria, which may have contained a reference to the Nazi code.
Adolf Hitler's childhood home in Braunau am Inn, Austria, was tagged on Google Maps with the number 88, a well-known neo-Nazi code. After Google intervened, the manipulation was removed, but the case sparked considerable controversy and once again highlighted the problem of abuse in online maps, reports the German newspaper Der Spiegel.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Left, 50% of the sources lean Right
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
