Hillary Google Trends Lesbian Scandal
The day after the story of a possible
John McCain affair with
Vicki Iseman broke in
The New York Times, the name "
Huma Abedin" appeared high in
Google Trends, a system for tracking popular or buzzy search terms. Abedin, a Chief of Staff for
Hillary Rodham Clinton was rumored to be having a homosexual affair with the candidate. It has been suggested that the two terms
showing up simultaneously in Google Trends was not a coincidence, but an intentional distraction or counterpoint from the Iseman story.
Fast Facts
- Google Trends could be "gamed" by having a coordinated attempt to search for the same term
- Story first broke on Big Head DC blog
- Abedin was raised in Saudi Arabia and speaks fluent Arabic
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