Google Search Briefly Declares OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Dead
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Google Search briefly displayed false information claiming OpenAI CEO Sam Altman had died on August 12, 2026, after his Wikipedia page was vandalized with a fake death date and other fabricated details. The edit remained live for roughly 41 minutes before being removed, but that was apparently enough for the misinformation to surface in Google’s Knowledge Panel and spread across social media. Goog
