Google’s Gemini allegedly slandered a Tennessee activist

Oct 2025

Conservative organizer Robby Starbuck sued Google in Delaware, saying Gemini and Gemma kept spitting out fabricated claims that he was a child rapist, a shooter, and a Jan. 6 rioter even after two years of complaints and cease-and- desist letters. The $15 million suit argues Google knew its AI results were hallucinated, cited fake sources anyway, and let the libel spread to millions of voters.