Google fires back at political bias accusation, denies 'donation' to Voto Latino

Email shows Google tried to help elect Clinton

An email obtained exclusively by 'Tucker Carlson Tonight' reveals that a senior Google employee deployed the company's resources to increase voter turnout in ways she believed would help Clinton win the election. #Tucker

Google is firing back at accusations of political bias after an employee's leaked email mentioned the company’s efforts with a Latino nonprofit prior to the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

The email, written by Google’s former head of multicultural marketing and obtained exclusively by Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” details various ways the company worked to increase voter turnout.

A spokesperson from Google hit back at claims of political bias on Wednesday.

LEAKED GOOGLE EMPLOYEE'S EMAIL REVEALS EFFORT TO BOOST LATINO VOTE, SUPRISE AT TRUMP'S SUPPORT

“The employee's email is an expression of her personal political views about the outcome of the 2016 election and those views do not reflect any official stance by the company,” the spokesperson told Fox News. “We have nearly 90,000 employees comprising a broad array of political affiliations. The email itself explicitly notes that she is speaking personally, and that Google’s efforts were non-partisan.”

In the last paragraph of the email, the employee writes that they are sharing "personal opinions."

The executive’s email also mentioned the tech giant’s support of Voto Latino—a nonprofit group cofounded by actress Rosario Dawson, according to its website—which seeks to “transform America by recognizing Latinos’ innate leadership.”

Although the email states that Voto Latino helped ferry voters to the polls in key states, something the Google employee labeled as a “silent donation,” a source familiar with the matter told Fox News that Google was unable to find a record of any donation to the nonprofit.

“Our election and voting information is made available to all Americans who search for it—it is not targeted to any locations or demographic groups. And contrary to reports, we made no donation—monetary, in-kind, silent or otherwise—to Voto Latino to drive people to the polls,” the Google spokesperson told Fox News.

The California-based company also rejected claims that its pre-election actions were biased against conservatives—noting its work with the non-partisan National Voter Registration Day and its efforts to protect elections from hacking or digital attacks.

“The suggestion that Google's products or actions are politically biased is simply wrong,” Google’s spokesperson said. “As we approach the midterm election, we will continue to ensure that our products and election efforts remain strictly non-partisan in nature. Our goal is to equip users with accurate, up-to-date information about their elections—not to support any particular candidate or ideology.”