Fake Tiananmen "tank man" photo shows up as first result on Google (sh.itjust.works)

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Source: https://www.404media.co/first-google-search-result-for-tiananmen-square-tank-man-is-ai-generated-selfie/

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[-] ink@r.nf 6 points 11 months ago

why does it seem like a fake attempt at clickbait

make a fake story with a controversial topic, no one else can verify
mark it fixed a day later
profit

"Google's first result shows Trump won the 2020 election"

in the article:

update: Google has removed the content

Easy traffic

this post was submitted on 26 Sep 2023

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