Not Guilty? The 15 Most Ridiculous Things Blamed On Google

Take a look back at the tech giant's most hilarious accusations.

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When you're a billion-dollar empire, it's only a matter of time before you become public enemy No. 1. Take Google, for example. Ever since the search leader emerged as a tech giant, it's been under heavy scrutiny for its revolutionary online products and technologies, serving as a scapegoat for a number of incidents that have transpired across the globe. It's gotten to the point where even former CEO Eric Schmidt admitted that the company had become accustomed to taking the blame for everything. Terrorist attacks, market share drops, car accidents, and stolen property—you name it, Google's been accused of it. Today news broke that Google has reached a $7 million settlement with 38 U.S. states for allegedly harvesting emails, passwords, and web histories from people's Wi-Fi networks via its Street View cars. In a statement to the press Google said it was pleased to resolve the issue. If only it was always this lucky. Here’s a look at the 15 Most Ridiculous Things Blamed On Google.

Yahoo! Blames Google For Market Share Dip

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Zuckerberg Pins Facebook Android App Issues on Google

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Mahalo Downsizing Staff

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Google Maps Error Leads to Nicaraguan Invasion

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The 700MHz Spectrum Auction Shortfall

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Children Viewing Adult Videos

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Google Crawler Blamed for UAL Stock Dive

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Newspaper Circulation Decline

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Milkman’s Bike Stolen By Google Street View Thieves

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Entertainment Industry Calls Google Enabler of Piracy

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Mumbai Terrorist Attacks

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UK Pervert's Child Video Addiction

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Republican Confuses Colorado Rockies With Canadian

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Unrest in Egypt

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Woman Blames Car Accident on Google Maps

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