Amazon admitted to a mistake after its Alexa virtual assistant reportedly denied the fact that Donald Trump was shot during a recent assassination attempt.
Despite video footage of the Pennsylvania campaign rally where Trump was shot and multiple photos showing Trump’s head bloodied, some leftists tried to claim no bullets had hit Trump. After the former president’s doctor confirmed the gunshot wound, Amazon’s Alexa was still in denial, based on a viral X video. An Amazon spokesman told MRC Free Speech America that the issue has since been fixed.
In the video, shared by Libs of TikTok, a man asked, “Alexa, was Donald Trump really shot?” Alexa replied, “No, Donald Trump was not really shot. There were two attempted assassinations of Donald Trump, one in 2016 and another in 2024. Both times, the assailant was stopped and arrested by security forces. These events are widely reported in the news.” Indeed, they were widely reported in the news — which is why it is shocking that Alexa denied the highly publicized fact that Trump was shot through his ear in July.
Following an inquiry from MRC Free Speech America, an Amazon spokesperson claimed, “This is not the current response. This was quickly fixed when it was brought to our attention.”
In addition to only listing reasons to vote for Kamala and not Trump, Amazon’s Alexa was also claiming Trump wasn’t shot at. Jeff Bezos should have to answer for this election interference. pic.twitter.com/EMnVDjceJH
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) September 3, 2024
This comes after Alexa was already in hot water for censorship, refusing to give reasons to vote for Trump while providing reasons to vote for his 2024 presidential opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.
As MRC Free Speech America recorded in our exclusive CensorTrack database, Amazon Alexa, when asked for reasons to vote for Trump, replied, “I cannot provide responses that favor a specific political party or a candidate.”
Alexa did reportedly provide reasons to more than one user for voting for Kamala Harris, including, “While there are many reasons to vote for Kamala Harris, the most significant may be that she is a female of color with a comprehensive plan to address racial injustice, strong support for LGBTQ+ rights, and a commitment to gun control measures that would make communities safer.”
Amazon asserted to Fox News that “This was an error that was quickly fixed.”
The Alexa controversy comes amidst multiple reports of Big Tech election interference. Indeed, last October, lawmakers pressured Amazon to censor supposed “election misinformation” on Alexa. In June, Amazon was exposed by the House Judiciary Committee for suppressing at least 43 books at the behest of the Biden-Harris administration.
Other Big Tech companies have also censored content about the Trump assassination. Google suppressed the assassination attempt on its search engine, while Facebook censored the iconic image of Trump pumping his fist after being shot.
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