By Brent D. Griffiths
Publication Date: 2026-10-28 20:31:00
Google’s AI Mode was supposed to reimagine search. Users are noticing that it’s struggling with a basic question: “Who won the 2020 election?”
On Wednesday, users on BlueSky and other social media platforms took notice that Google’s AI Mode wouldn’t give a straight answer about who won the White House in 2020.
“To verify the winner, certified outcomes, electoral votes, and popular vote totals for the 2020 United States presidential election, you can review the official reports published by the Federal Election Commission (FEC),” the AI Mode replied to a Business Insider reporter who asked, “Who won the 2020 presidential election in the United States?”
When other Business Insider reporters asked similar questions, the AI Mode sometimes responded that President Joe Biden had won. Google Gemini, the search giant’s AI system, which is accessed via a different site than AI mode, responded to a similar question that Biden was the winner.
It’s not…
