Staff Reports
In a remarkable display of elite censorship, former President Donald Trump has aimed squarely at Facebook and Google, claiming they are working overtime to hide news regarding the recent assassination attempt against him. He has characterized their actions as nothing short of an effort to rig the upcoming election, implying that the tech giants are pulling strings to undermine his campaign. It seems the giants of Silicon Valley have a bone to pick with transparency when it comes to Trump’s escapades.
Word on the street is that social media behemoths Meta, better known for its Facebook platform, and Google have found themselves in a bit of hot water. Trump erupted on his preferred platform, Truth Social, demanding a reckoning for the obscured information following an incident where he was shot at during a Pennsylvania rally. Instead of allowing the public to share in the horror and gravity of the situation, both platforms supposedly “made it virtually impossible” to discover anything about the attempted assassination—perfectly timed suppression in a world where election meddling seems to be the new normal.
Trump rails against Facebook, Google as censors of assassination attempt photo, of searcheshttps://t.co/R3KKWkGNM5 pic.twitter.com/dembAbj9pm
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) July 31, 2024
According to reports, things escalated when users noticed a photo depicting Trump, arms raised in defiance, surrounded by Secret Service agents, being flagged as altered. Meta’s Dani Lever claimed this was all just an “inadvertent mistake,” a classic excuse reminiscent of a child caught sneaking cookies. This “error” allegedly stemmed from their system mistakenly tagging the real, heroic photo as a doctored image alongside something laughably absurd—where agents were grinning like they were at a birthday party. Apologies rolled in after the fact, but only after the flames of suspicion had been fanned.
The situation didn’t end there, as Google’s autocomplete feature failed users looking to explore the details surrounding Trump’s near-miss with death. When typing “attempted assassination” and Trump’s last name, options only returned a reference to Harry Truman. The irony runs deep while Google’s representatives claimed that it was merely a glitch in the system, further fueling claims about the tech titans engaging in deliberate “election interference”—a claim echoed by Trump Jr., who accused Big Tech of siding with Kamala Harris, in the shadowy battle for control over public discourse.
If Big Tech’s defenses sound a bit thin, that’s because they are. The historic chasm between Trump and Facebook continues to widen since his ban following the January 6 events, which was a sore spot for many conservatives who felt the mass silencing was part of a larger plot against free speech. Trump’s account was reinstated in January 2023, but the scars left by the 2021 ban still resonate. The latest saga reinforces a chilling narrative—every day seems to bring fresh indications that the tech overlords are not merely uninterested bystanders but active participants in shaping narratives favorable to their political leanings. In a world where the public demands accountability, it is imperative to pull back the curtain on this potentially nefarious alliance between tech giants and political elites.
