Comparing Eight Top Search Engines: Which Censors The Least?
DuckDuckGo has joined the dark side and begun filtering results to only show you what they want you to see on the first several pages of results, which is no different than how Google and Bing do it. Many people have dropped DuckDuckGo and switched to the new Brave search, but is it the best choice? What about the other search engines out there? Are they all the same, or does one really deliver better than the rest?
To find out, I put 8 of them to a test: Metager, Presearch, Brave, Gibiru, Mojeek, DuckDuckGo, Bing, and Google. Using the same search terms for each, I then listed the top three results, other than ads, that each served up. In several cases almost identical results were shown by multiple search sites. Some sites pushed the mainstream news narrative, others showed a mix of mainstream and alternative news, but only one really excelled at being different than the rest.
The search terms used in this test were: Ivermectin, Russia Ukraine war, COVID vaccine injuries, and Agenda 21. These are all topics that have been heavily censored by the mainstream media and social media sites, so let’s see what the search engines show us. (If you don't want to read the individual results, skip to the bottom for my summary.)
Search Term: Ivermectin
Metager:
1: Ivermectin | COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines
covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/therapies/antiviral-therapy/ivermectin
2: Ivermectin - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivermectin
3: Generic stromectol 3 mg. Buy Stromectol Online. Ivermectin For Sale.
stromectol02.us.com
Presearch:
1: Why You Should Not Use Ivermectin to Treat or Prevent COVID-19
fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/why-you-should-not-use-ivermectin-treat-or-prevent-covid-19
2: Ivermectin for Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19 Infection
journals.lww.com/americantherapeutics/fulltext/2021/08000/ivermectin_for_prevention_and_treatment_of.7.aspx
3: Ivermectin - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivermectin
Brave:
1: Why You Should Not Use Ivermectin to Treat or Prevent COVID-19
fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/why-you-should-not-use-ivermectin-treat-or-prevent-covid-19
2: Ivermectin for Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19 Infection
journals.lww.com/americantherapeutics/fulltext/2021/08000/ivermectin_for_prevention_and_treatment_of.7.aspx
3: Ivermectin | COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines
covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/therapies/antiviral-therapy/ivermectin/
Gibiru:
1: Why You Should Not Use Ivermectin to Treat or Prevent COVID-19
fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/why-you-should-not-use-ivermectin-treat-or-prevent-covid-19
2: Ivermectin | COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines
covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/therapies/antiviral-therapy/ivermectin/
3: Ivermectin - Uses, Side Effects, and More
webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-1122/ivermectin-oral/details
Mojeek:
1: Ivermectin – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivermectin
2: Can Ivermectin Cure Coronavirus? | Snopes.com
snopes.com/fact-check/ivermectin-cure-coronavirus/
3: How ivermectin took over the COVID skeptic internet.
slate.com/technology/2021/09/ivermectin-covid-misinformation-social-media-grift.html
DuckDuckGo:
1: Ivermectin | COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines
covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/therapies/antiviral-therapy/ivermectin/
2: Ivermectin – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivermectin
3: Ivermectin Uses, Side Effects & Warnings – Drugs.com
drugs.com/ivermectin.html
Bing:
1: Ivermectin | COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines
covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/therapies/antiviral-therapy/ivermectin/
2: Ivermectin – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivermectin
3: Ivermectin Uses, Side Effects & Warnings – Drugs.com
drugs.com/ivermectin.html
Google:
1: Why You Should Not Use Ivermectin to Treat or Prevent COVID-19
fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/why-you-should-not-use-ivermectin-treat-or-prevent-covid-19
2: Ivermectin for Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19 Infection
journals.lww.com/americantherapeutics/fulltext/2021/08000/ivermectin_for_prevention_and_treatment_of.7.aspx
3: Ivermectin - Uses, Side Effects, and More
webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-1122/ivermectin-oral/details
Search Term: Russia Ukraine War
Metager:
1: Russo-Ukrainian War - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_War
2: Russia-Ukraine War: Live Updates - The New York Times
nytimes.com/live/2022/03/13/world/ukraine-russia-war
3: Russia's War Against Ukraine
kyivpost.com/hot/war-against-ukraine
Presearch:
1: Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today – NPR
npr.org/2022/03/13/1086365144/russia-ukraine-war-what-happened-today-march-13
2: Russia-Ukraine live news: Talks to resume as offensive escalates
aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/13/russia-ukraine-live-news-thousands-flee-via-evacuation-corridors
3: Ukraine Russia Conflict
yahoo.com/news/tagged/ukraine?fr=sycsrp_catchall
Brave:
1: Russo-Ukrainian War – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_War
2: Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today – NPR
npr.org/2022/03/12/1086298809/russia-ukraine-war-what-happened-today-march-12
3: U.S., allies move to revoke Russia trade status as Moscow expands offensive
nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/ukraine-russia-war-live-updates-kyiv-assault-feared-russia-expands-n1291572
Gibiru:
1: Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today: NPR
npr.org/2022/03/13/1086365144/russia-ukraine-war-what-happened-today-march-13
2: Russia-Ukraine war military dispatch: March 13, 2022
aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/13/russia-ukraine-war-military-dispatch-march-13-2022
3: Russo-Ukrainian War – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_War
Mojeek:
1: Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow announces new evacuation
aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/8/russia-ukraine-war-moscow-offers-new-plan-for-safe-corridors
2: A Coming Russia-Ukraine War? – Consortium News
consortiumnews.com/2018/01/21/a-coming-russia-ukraine-war/
3: Russia-Ukraine war: Companies that have taken action against Russia
finance.yahoo.com/news/the-companies-taking-action-on-the-russia-ukraine-war-so-far-215851239.html
DuckDuckGo:
1: Russo-Ukrainian War – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_War
2: Russia-Ukraine War: Live Updates - The New York Times
nytimes.com/live/2022/03/13/world/ukraine-russia-war
3: The Russia-Ukraine War: Latest News
wsj.com/livecoverage/russia-ukraine-latest-news
Bing:
1: Russo-Ukrainian War – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_War
2: Russia-Ukraine War: Live Updates - The New York Times
nytimes.com/live/2022/03/13/world/ukraine-russia-war
3: The Russia-Ukraine War: Latest News
wsj.com/livecoverage/russia-ukraine-latest-news
Google:
1: Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today – NPR
npr.org/2022/03/13/1086365144/russia-ukraine-war-what-happened-today-march-13
2: U.S.-China talks to focus on invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s request for Chinese military aid
washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/14/russia-ukraine-war-putin-news-live-updates/
3: Russia-Ukraine live news: Talks to resume as offensive escalates
aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/13/russia-ukraine-live-news-thousands-flee-via-evacuation-corridors
Search Term: COVID Vaccine Injuries
Metager:
1: Covid Vaccine Injuries: The German Pathologists’ Findings …
swprs.org/covid-vaccine-injuries-the-german-pathologists-findings
2: COVID vaccine injury claims mount, but recourse is lacking …
reuters.com/legal/government/covid-vaccine-injury-claims-mount-recourse-is-lacking-those-harmed-2021-10-19/
3: Selected Adverse Events Reported after COVID-19 ...
cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety/adverse-events.html
Presearch:
1: Covid Vaccine Injuries – Telegram
t.me/s/covidvaccineinjuries?before=4694
2: Real Life Examples Of Covid Vaccine Injuries And How The Medical Establishment Is Ignoring Them
peckford42.wordpress.com/2021/06/29/real-life-examples-of-covid-vaccine-injuries-and-how-the-medical-establishment-is-ignoring-them/
3: Selected Adverse Events Reported after COVID-19 Vaccination
cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety/adverse-events.html
Brave:
1: Selected Adverse Events Reported after COVID-19 Vaccination
cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety/adverse-events.html
2: COVID vaccine injury claims mount, but recourse is lacking for those harmed
reuters.com/legal/government/covid-vaccine-injury-claims-mount-recourse-is-lacking-those-harmed-2021-10-19/
3: Reported side effects following COVID-19 vaccination in Canada
health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/vaccine-safety/
Gibiru:
1: Selected Adverse Events Reported after COVID-19 Vaccination | CDC
cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety/adverse-events.html
2: Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)
vaers.hhs.gov
3: Myocardial Injury Pattern at MRI in COVID-19 Vaccine–associated Myocarditis
pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/radiol.212559
Mojeek:
1: COVID Vaccine Injury Reports Grow in Number, But Trends Remain Consistent
childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/vaers-covid-vaccine-injury-reports-increase/
2: CovidVaccineReactions.com documents injuries and reactions caused by covid vaccines
naturalnews.com/2021-05-07-coronavirus-vaccination-vaccine-reactions.html
3: Highwire: COVID VACCINE INJURY HALTS CLINICAL TRIAL
thoughtcrimeradio.net/2020/09/highwire-covid-vaccine-injury-halts-clinical-trial/
DuckDuckGo:
1: COVID vaccine injury claims mount, but recourse is lacking for those harmed
reuters.com/legal/government/covid-vaccine-injury-claims-mount-recourse-is-lacking-those-harmed-2021-10-19/
2: Selected Adverse Events Reported after COVID-19 Vaccination
cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety/adverse-events.html
3: Vaccine-Injuries SKYROCKET: Two Months into 2022, Vaccine-Related Myocarditis Reports in VAERS Have Surged to Nearly Half the Total Reported in 2021
nworeport.me/2022/03/12/vaccine-injuries-skyrocket-two-months-into-2022-vaccine-related-myocarditis-reports-in-vaers-have-surged-to-nearly-half-the-total-reported-in-2021/
Bing:
1: Covid Vaccine Injuries: The German Pathologists’ Findings
swprs.org/covid-vaccine-injuries-the-german-pathologists-findings/
2: COVID vaccine injury claims mount, but recourse is lacking for those harmed
reuters.com/legal/government/covid-vaccine-injury-claims-mount-recourse-is-lacking-those-harmed-2021-10-19/
3: Covid-19 Vaccine Injuries — Preventing Inequities in Compensation
nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2034438
Google:
1: Selected Adverse Events Reported after COVID-19 Vaccination
cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety/adverse-events.html
2: Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)
vaers.hhs.gov
3: Myocardial Injury Pattern at MRI in COVID-19 Vaccine–associated Myocarditis
pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/radiol.212559
Search Term: Agenda 21
Metager:
1: What is UN Agenda 21? - The Post Sustainability Institute
postsustainabilityinstitute.org/what-is-un-agenda-21.html
2: Agenda 21 .:. Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform
sustainabledevelopment.un.org/outcomedocuments/agenda21
3: Freedom Advocates: Agenda 21 and Sustainable Development
freedomadvocates.org
Presearch:
1: Agenda 21 - Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform
sustainabledevelopment.un.org/outcomedocuments/agenda21
2: Core Publications Agenda 21 - the United Nations
un.org/esa/dsd/agenda21/
3: Agenda 21 – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agenda_21
Brave:
1: Agenda 21 .:. Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform
sustainabledevelopment.un.org/outcomedocuments/agenda21
2: What is UN Agenda 21? - The Post Sustainability Institute
postsustainabilityinstitute.org/what-is-un-agenda-21.html
3: Agenda 21/Sustainable Development - American Policy Center
americanpolicy.org/agenda21/
Gibiru:
1: Agenda 21 - Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform
sustainabledevelopment.un.org/outcomedocuments/agenda21
2: Core Publications Agenda 21
un.org/esa/dsd/agenda21/
3: United Nations Conference on Environment & Development
sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/Agenda21.pdf
Mojeek:
1: Agenda 21 – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agenda_21
2: DEMOCRATS AGAINST U.N. AGENDA 21 – VIDEOS
democratsagainstunagenda21.com/
3: Agenda 21 News - A news service of Freedom Advocates
agenda21news.com/
DuckDuckGo:
1: What is UN Agenda 21? - The Post Sustainability Institute
postsustainabilityinstitute.org/what-is-un-agenda-21.html
2: Agenda 21 .:. Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform
sustainabledevelopment.un.org/outcomedocuments/agenda21/
Agenda 21 – Wikipedia
3: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agenda_21
Bing:
1: What is UN Agenda 21? - The Post Sustainability Institute
postsustainabilityinstitute.org/what-is-un-agenda-21.html
2: Agenda 21 .:. Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform
sustainabledevelopment.un.org/outcomedocuments/agenda21/
3: Agenda 21 – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agenda_21
Google:
1: Agenda 21 .:. Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform
sustainabledevelopment.un.org/outcomedocuments/agenda21
2: Core Publications Agenda 21 - the United Nations
un.org/esa/dsd/agenda21/
3: Agenda 21 – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agenda_21
Summary:
While researching this article I came to realize that few search engines outside of China actually censor in the traditional sense. What they do instead is down rate websites so that sites they don't want you to see are buried on pages deep down in the search results. If you're willing to scroll through to page 20 you might actually find what you're looking for, but most people don't go past the first page. For a more accurate analysis I would have needed to include the first 6 to 8 results per search term, but that would have made this article so long and tedious few people would have endured it, which is why I limited it to three.
So how did they do? Here are my thoughts broken down by the search terms I tested:
Ivermectin:
Brave, Presearch, Gibiru, and Google all returned the same result for the first position. Bing, DuckDuckGo, and Metager matched each other too, but with different results than the other four. Mojeek was the only one with completely unique results. However, all the search engines served up mainstream websites with no dissenting opinions offered. If you're looking for "Ivermectin cures COVID" you'll be disappointed by the results.
Russia Ukraine war:
All eight search engines provided strictly NATO perspectives on the current conflict. Not even one of them listed a site that would offer news or opinions from Russia's point of view. If RT was there, it wasn't where anyone would likely find it. This is when it becomes obvious that the tech companies are pushing a narrative.
COVID vaccine injuries:
For this term the search engines did much better. Most provided an objective mix of Big Pharma and independent sites to review, but Mojeek really delivered with their top three results being from vaccine skeptics: Children's Health Defense, Mike Adam's Natural News, and an article from The Highwire that was reposted on ThoughtCrimeRadio.net. Presearch gets points for their first and second results, both from alternative news sites.
Agenda 21:
How good are the search engines at warning us about the threat of Agenda 21 (also called Agenda 2030)? Metager gave 2 out of 3 sites with warnings, as did Brave and Mojeek,
Bing, Gibiru, and DuckDuckGo barely passed with only one warning listed in the top three. Presearch failed completely. So did Google.
Conclusion:
Is there a "best" search engine? Not in my opinion. I've always said you should use at least three search engines when doing any important research, and my testing has confirmed this. Each will give you something different even though the results can appear remarkably similar.
As expected, Google and Bing gave the most mainstream, non-controversial search results. This doesn't make their results good. It merely means they're obedient to the current narrative. DuckDuckGo and Gibiru aren't unique enough to make them top choices either. Presearch disappointed too except for the search term "COVID vaccine injuries". Brave and Metager both gave good results but in the end the only one that impressed me for its independence was Mojeek.
And for that reason I've just changed my browser's default search engine to Mojeek.
