Wednesday, January 17, 2018

According to Google, the Mayor of Cupertino is Barry Chang, not Darcy Paul

Who is the Mayor of Cupertino, California? According to a Google search of "mayor of cupertino" it is Barry Chang. This is incorrect, as the current mayor of Cupertino is Darcy Paul. Not only that, but there was another mayor before Darcy Paul.

According to Google, the Mayor of Durham is still Bill Bell, not Steve Schewel

As of January of 2018, a Google search for the term "mayor of Durham" returns an incorrect result. A Google search for "mayor of Durham" shows Bill Bell as still being the mayor. This is incorrect, as Steve Schewel was just sworn in as mayor.

According to Google, the Mayor of Henderson is still Andy A. Hafen, not Debra March

Here is another one. A Google search for the term "mayor of Henderson" returns an inaccurate result. As of January 2018, Google states that Andy A. Hafen is the mayor, not Debra March. Debra March has been mayor since June of 2017.

According to Google, the Mayor of Toledo is still Paula Hicks-Hudson, not Wade Kapszukiewicz

As of January 2018, a Google search for the term "mayor of Toledo" brings back an incorrect result of Paula Hicks-Hudson. A man named Wade Kapszukiewicz was just sworn in as Mayor.

According to Google, the Mayor of St. Paul is still Chris Coleman, not Melvin Carter III

As of January of 2018, a Google search for the term "mayor of St Paul" shows Chris Coleman as mayor. This is incorrect, as Melvin Carter III assumed office in early January of 2018.

According to Google, the Mayor of Minneapolis is still Betsy Hodges, not Jacob Frey

As of January of 2018, a Google search for "mayor of minneapolis" brings back an incorrect result. A Google search for this term shows that Betsy Hodges is still the Mayor of Minneapolis. This is incorrect, as Jacob Frey is now mayor.

According to Google, the Mayor of Miami is still Tomas Pedro Regalado, not Francis Suarez

A Google search of "mayor of Miami" brings back an incorrect result. A search for Miami's Mayor on Google states that Tomas Pedro Regalado is the mayor.

This is incorrect, as the current mayor of Miami is Francis X. Suarez.

According to Google, the Mayor of Atlanta is still Kasim Reed, not Keisha Lance Bottoms

As of January of 2018, a Google search for "mayor of atlanta" brings back an incorrect result. This search shows former mayor Kasim Reed. A new mayor named Keisha Lance Bottoms recently assumed office. 

According to Google, the Mayor of El Paso is still Oscar Leeser, not Dee Margo

As of January of 2018, a Google search of "mayor of el paso" brings back an incorrect result. Google states that the mayor of El Paso is Oscar Leeser. This is incorrect, as Dee Margo is the current Mayor of El Paso.

According to Google, Ed Murray is still Mayor of Seattle, not Jenny Durkan

As of January of 2018, a Google search of "mayor of Seattle" brings back Ed Murray. Ed Murray resigned after a sex scandal. Jenny Durkan is now Mayor of Seattle.

According to Google, the Mayor of Charlotte is Jennifer Roberts, not Vi Lyles

As of January of 2018, a Google search for "mayor of charlotte" brings back an incorrect result. The current mayor of Charlotte is Vi Lyles, who just recently sworn in as mayor. 

According to Google, the mayor of San Antonio is still Julian Castro, not Ron Nirenberg

As of January of 2018, the Google Image search result for the the mayors of 14 out of the top 100 largest U.S. is incorrect.

As you can see in this example, Google displays Julian Castro as the Mayor of San Antonio. This search result came back using a search of "mayor of san antonio" on Google. The current mayor is actually Ron Nirenberg.