Google Knowledge Graph, aka Google’s ‘Misinformation Graph’ Strikes Again

Google’s ‘Misinformation Graph’ Strikes Again, By Chris Crum  WebProNews October 29, 2013

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Users have encountered another blunder from the Google Knowledge Graph with Google showing some quite questionable content, and presenting it as "knowledge" on a very high-traffic search term. This is only the latest in a series of misfires from the Knowledge Graph, but probably the highest profile example yet, given the search term. ...  

Search for "st. louis cardinals" on Google right now, and you'll probably see a Knowledge Graph result that looks something like this: 

 It’s currently number five for baseball teams on Google Trends:

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Infographic: Google Search VS Facebook Graph Search

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Google Search VS Facebook Graph Search

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Google is making people stupid, Revisited

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