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Google News is just Forrest Gump's shrimp boat now
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Mike ElganGoogle News is just Forrest Gump's shrimp boat nowYou know that scene in Forrest Gump where Forrest sees Lieutenant Dan on the shore and is so distracted by him that he jumps off and swims to shore, allowing the boat to crash into the dock?
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Replying to @inari@piefed.zip
I suspect getting the dates wrong is because websites ump their publish date when nothing has changed, which keeps them showing up in results for extended/indefinite periods.
Obviously Google should police that, but Google doesn’t use Google news I don’t think.
Why is Google even indexing YouTube and Reddit in Google News though
Because that’s where the average American gets their news, I suppose. Them and Joe Rogan.