German court finds Google liable for incorrect AI statements in landmark case-Deutsche Presse-Agentur, 6/12/26

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6/12/26, “Court finds Google liable for false AI answers in landmark case,“ Deutsche Presse-Agentur, Christian Charisius/dpa

“Google can be held directly liable for false answers generated by its in-house artificial intelligence (AI), a German court has ruled in a case that could have major implications for tech companies.

Two Munich-based publishers sued the internet company, alleging that its “AI Overview” feature, which appears at the top of searches, falsely linked the companies to fraud schemes, dubious business practices and subscription traps.

The AI mixed information about other, genuinely questionable companies with the plaintiffs and invented connections that did not exist even in the sources Google attached.

At the heart of the legal dispute was the question of whether an AI overview should be treated in law the same way as conventional search results.

Google argued that the company is not responsible for the data processing and does not adopt third-party content shown in the overview as its own.

The court firmly rejected that argument, judging that the AI summary was not a mere display or linking of search results, but content attributable to the search engine operator itself.

Because the AI summarizes results in its own words, evaluates them and presents them in a structured way, Google thereby creates entirely independent, new statements that go beyond the bare links, the judges argued.

Accordingly, the court found that existing case law from the Federal Court of Justice, which protects search engine operators from direct liability for the mere listing of third-party content, does not apply.

Google’s line of defence – that users could check the sources themselves via the links and were aware “that AI-generated information should not be trusted blindly” – was also rejected by the Munich court.

The chamber emphasized that the AI overview constituted “a self-contained statement with independently comprehensible content.”

There was no indication for the reader of any unreliability in the content, which meant that the mere possibility of further research did not free the company from liability for reputational damage, the judges said.

The court ordered Google to cease spreading the false claims and ordered the company to pay 80% of the legal costs.

A Google spokesman said, “We invest heavily in the quality of AI overviews to ensure that the vast majority of answers provide accurate information.” The company would carefully review the decision, which is not yet final, he said.

The potentially landmark ruling was issued by the 26th civil chamber at the Munich Regional Court, which specializes in press and defamation law.”

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War is so easy in US, no pesky need for Congress-William Astore…(US taxpayers twist slowly, slowly in the wind)

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“Jared Kushner and Stephen Miller are the two people running Trump administration.“ June 9, 2026, 11:02pm EDT…”Nima R. Alkhorshid: Iran LAUNCHES Immediate Retaliation: Explosions Rock Bahrain After US Strikes,” (speaking from Brazil)…Image, “They Went to Jared: How Donald Trump’s son-in-law used his position to hop in bed with autocrats—and sell out America.” Mother Jones, C. Michel, Artist, Alex Fine

6/4/26, “War Is Too Easy: Tyranny of the Warmongers,“ William Astore, Antiwar.com, Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission.

“Making war shouldn’t be this easy. With the Iran War,

two men determined America’s attack on Iran,

and one was a foreign leader. [The other was Ivanka Trump’s husband, Jared Kushner]. The latest aggression against Iran is

inconceivable without Bibi Netanyahu and Donald Trump. [father in law of Jared Kushner].

Of course, there are plenty of operators and schemers and interests behind these men, but they are proud to take credit as the deciders.

This isn’t supposed to be how America goes to war.

War is supposed to be a constitutional process involving the Congress and the people.

There is to be no war without the consent of the governed.

And there should be no wars of aggression, for a democracy should know that

persistent wars are an insidious and pernicious enemy of freedom and liberty.

In spite of that, war persists in America. If you’re 25 years old or younger in America, you’ve never known a time when your country has been at peace.

Nor is there any prospect of peace in the next three years.

I’ve lost track of the countries the Trump administration has bombed or attacked or snatched the leader of, but

besides Iran the list would include

Venezuela, Somalia, Nigeria, and Yemen. And let us not forget U.S. efforts in the Russia-Ukraine War,

for nuclear-armed Russia surely won’t forget.

There’s simply no end to America’s wars partly because

it’s all just so easy.

A common expression inside the Washington Beltway is that “all options are on the table,” meaning the worst option, that of deadly attacks and even war, is

always an option.

A harsh truth is that it’s increasingly

the only option considered in DC circles.

The U.S. State Department has become a tiny branch of the Pentagon.

Diplomacy takes time. Patience. Expertise. Empathy.

A willingness to compromise.

Within the Trump administration, these are qualities in short supply,

even as they’re not respected.

Washington sees itself as a hegemon, the lone and dominant superpower,

barking out orders and threats with unrestrained profligacy.

It’s a recipe for disaster and that is what it’s produced:

disaster after disaster.

Yesterday, the House finally and narrowly approved a resolution to halt military action against Iran. Its immediate impact is limited and mainly symbolic. As usual, the Democrats fumbled the messaging, making it about gas and grocery prices:

“Enough is enough,” said Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, who led the effort.

“It is time for the president to do the right thing,” he said. “The people are tired of suffering because of his war of choice — suffering at the gas pump, suffering at the supermarkets.”

Let’s not focus on the unconstitutional nature of the war, the needless deaths of thousands of Iranians,

the enormous price tag of $100 billion or more.

It’s really about Americans having to pay more to gas up their steroidal SUVs and monster trucks.

As America approaches its 250th birthday, it’s enduring a

tyranny of the warmongers.

Yet again, Americans find themselves under the thumb of a tyrannical and foreign government. It is exceedingly difficult to see how we chart a new course when we are so hopelessly lost.

Take heart, America: At least there will be cage fighting soon on the White House lawn. Bread is dear, but the circuses are here.”

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Added:…US taxpayer funded paratroopers are in Israel.…US hegemon plans to use seized Iranian assets to rebuild Middle East vassals….“US has military bases in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain, and Kuwait.”…

 

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