On July 10, 2008, the symbol of a swastika appeared in the first position on the web traffic-tracking site Google Trends.

Since Google Trends tracks the most popular search terms for a given time period, the appearance of the symbol of the swastika in trends means that many people, all at a similar time, were entering the symbol into the Google search field.Google Trends: About Google Trends One explanation offered is that the swastika's appearance on Google Trends was the result of a concerted effort by online neo-Nazis. Another theory is that the symbol appeared in a Chinese newspaper article.Switched: Swastika Shows Up as Number 1 Search Trend on Google (July 10, 2008)