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canetoad

(17,090 posts)
Tue May 22, 2018, 02:20 AM May 2018

Something strange on Google, re: Stephen Paddock

Prompted by a thread here, I looked up the Las Vegas shooter but mis-spelled his first name. Have a look at the first line of black text in the screenshot below.
I couldn't believe it. The word hero doesn't appear on the Wiki page, nor on a search of Paddock's name correctly spelled 'Stephen'. It doesn't appear in Googles cached copy either. Any thoughts?

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Something strange on Google, re: Stephen Paddock (Original Post) canetoad May 2018 OP
..... Laffy Kat May 2018 #1
It only appears on Google search results canetoad May 2018 #2
Oh, well, it's very weird. nt Laffy Kat May 2018 #3
I just googled it, with your spelling even, BigmanPigman May 2018 #4
Google is NOT your friend... cbreezen May 2018 #5
No big deal, just a jerk vandalizing Wikipedia that's been corrected. greyl May 2018 #6
What did you think was happening? nt greyl May 2018 #7
The public can edit Wiki pages Will O Wisp May 2018 #8
Yep. I see it canetoad May 2018 #9

canetoad

(17,090 posts)
2. It only appears on Google search results
Tue May 22, 2018, 02:32 AM
May 2018

May even be specific to my location which is .au. It's not on the actual Wikipedia page.

BigmanPigman

(51,432 posts)
4. I just googled it, with your spelling even,
Tue May 22, 2018, 02:35 AM
May 2018

and on mine it said "was an American responsible for..." It didn't have "hero" in it at all.

greyl

(22,990 posts)
6. No big deal, just a jerk vandalizing Wikipedia that's been corrected.
Tue May 22, 2018, 03:02 AM
May 2018

The Google result description excerpt will update within hours.

UPDATE: Vandalism removed:

Stephen Craig Paddock (April 9, 1953 – October 1, 2017) was an American mass murderer responsible for the 2017 Las Vegas shooting

https://www.google.com/search?q=stephen+paddock&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-1

canetoad

(17,090 posts)
9. Yep. I see it
Tue May 22, 2018, 04:15 AM
May 2018

The pink box has the explanation. So that was put up today, didn't last long but the page was cached. Thank you!!!

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