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by StanislavPetrov 1568 days ago
An objective search engine should return the results that are most relevant to your query without attempting to be the arbiter of "truth". An objective search engine doesn't try to weigh in on disputed events like the existence of systemic election fraud (which has been a regular occurrence in every election since before any one of us was born, despite the exhortations of the DC blob and legacy media outlets). For example, a Special Counsel in Wisconsin recently did a report on 2020 election fraud. If you Google "Wisconsin report on election fraud" the front page is comprised entirely of DC blob legacy media outlet editorials about why the Wisconsin report is debunked without a single link to the report itself. You are within your rights to think that the Wisconsin report is total garbage, but if you go to a search engine and search for "Wisconsin report on election fraud" an objective search engine will have a link to the actual report on the front page, if not as the first result.
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DDG for me is a mixed bag on that query, some links on how it’s been debunked but more than half promoting the report…

It I mean it would be nice if it surfaced whatever actual report you’re talking about, but maybe it’s just not the best query for that? I’m sure I could find it by clicking through any of the links