Online searches can get goofy in election season

Algorithms can lead to unflattering search terms

POSTED: 1:03 AM Oct 14 2012 UPDATED: 3:24 PM Oct 14 2012

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Google and other search engines aren't perfect when it comes to searches -- and in some cases, the results to certain unflattering search terms can be downright embarrassing to candidates.

Crime Report

Johnson City man facing charges after police say he was stalking
5:05 PM May 16 2013

A Johnson City man is facing charges after police tell us he stalked three underage girls.

Local mug shots: May 2013
4:08 PM May 09 2013

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