Google Employees Debated Burying Conservative Media in Search Results After 2016 Election

A Google sign during the WAIC (World Artificial Intelligence Conference) in Shanghai on Sept. 17, 2018. Aly Song/Reuters

Google employees debated demoting conservative media outlets in its search results after President Donald Trump won the 2016 election over Hillary Clinton, according to internal chats.

The chats were obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation and acknowledged as real by a Google spokeswoman.