GoodGopher

Good Gopher is an "alternate" search engine produced by Mike Adams of NaturalNews that blocks out reality-based information "propaganda" that one might find on those evil search engines like Google or Yahoo. This lets them provide all of the all-natural, unfiltered bullshit they could possibly dream of. Simply put, GoodGopher is to Google what Conservapedia is to Wikipedia.
Alexa data suggests Goodgopher.com gets 80k-130k visitors per monthhttp://www.rank2traffic.com/goodgopher.com while SimilarWeb puts it at 90k130k.https://www.similarweb.com/website/goodgopher.com#overview
==Video==
GoodGopher's nauseating introduction videoWelcome to Good Gopher (May 22, 2015) YouTube. has several factual issues:
*The video argues that "GoodGopher is the world's first privacy-protecting search engine", while managing to ignore sites like DuckDuckGo and Startpage.https://duckduckgo.com/https://startpage.com/
*The video argues that there are (only) two kinds of information: truth that necessarily comes from independent sources and deceit that comes from everything else (which doesn't acknowledge any gradient of "wrong"). This dichotomous view appears even more flawed when noting the many failures of non-mainstream media (such as opposition to GMFs, support of YEC, or fearmongering about the NWO).
*The video argues that "search engines like Google gives preference to the propaganda". While Google is trying to implement the Knowledge-Based Trust,http://arxiv.org/pdf/1502.03519.pdf they haven't yet.http://www.searchenginejournal.com/googles-truth-algo-5-facts-know/129103/http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/03/12/why-some-people-are-so-terrified-of-a-google-truth-machine/
*The video tacitly argues that every result Google returns is financed either by governments or by corporations even given the fact that many "independent" sources are given high rankings on Google.
==Content==
In both its pre-public and current state the website announces:http://web.archive.org/web/20150717155505/http://www.goodgopher.com/
===Green ink===
While the website isn't hideous, it has some flaws. The link for "Learn what makes Good Gopher the internet's search engine for truth seekers" used to link to a 404 page.http://web.archive.org/web/20150720211843/http://www.goodgopher.com/Welcom.asp Presumably, no ways in which Good Gopher helps truth-seeking could be found. And now it has been updated to look like a movie's cheap knock-off of Google.
The site writes that Mike Adams, "[is] now using his technical expertise to create GoodGopher which will benefit all "alternative" websites publishing TRUTH rather than propaganda."http://www.goodgopher.com/About.asp
===Search options===
Currently, the site has two search "options", further deepening the false dilemma:http://web.archive.org/web/20150717155505/http://www.goodgopher.com/
*Independent Media the catch-all category, "excluding mainstream media propaganda and government disinformation" 
*Academia for when you want the government lies and disinformation (literally, "typified by parroting government propaganda")
===Included websites===
===Not included===
*RationalWikiThough it has no hits. Great search engine, this!
*Huffington Post
===Comparison with Google===
For query "vaccine" (July 20, 2015):
==Reaction==
===NaturalNews===
Mike Adams writes of the new site:http://thesurvivalplaceblog.com/tag/good-gopher-search-engine/
Truly, an inspiring group of reputable sources;OK, The Intercept, Der Spiegel and Al Jazeera are actually reputable. none of them could possibly contain literal government propaganda.
Wait, we thought censorship and not giving people a voice was bad?
Absolutely.
===Russian conspiracy?===
Given its preference for government propaganda alternate news, GoodGopher often shows Russian conspiracy theories. One neoconservative has decided that, given this, the website must be a front set up by the Russian Government.http://toinformistoinfluence.com/2015/07/18/bad-anti-propaganda-search-engine-an-evaluation/ For a search on MH17, they noted:
===Others===
Anti-vaxxers Alties Survivalists Open-minded people everywhere have rejoiced.http://mountainrepublic.net/2015/06/13/welcome-to-good-gopher-the-search-engine-for-truth-seekers/http://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/3djmkx/good_gopher_a_truthful_search_engine_that_claims/http://galacticconnection.com/now-open-for-public-test-drive-goodgopher-com-search-engine-filters-out-media-propaganda-and-government-disinfo/good-gopher-logo-640/#sthash.onPv53Us.dpbshttps://talesfromthelou.wordpress.com/2015/06/13/welcome-to-good-gopher-the-search-engine-for-truth-seekers/http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message2907866/pg1http://www.blogster.com/nofearofthefuture/heads-up-truth-seekers-good-gopher-is-herehttp://www.whiteoutpress.com/articles/2015/q2/natural-news-launches-search-engine-submit-your-site/http://reflectiveair.com/17/http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/media/internet/news.php?q=1437148022http://bustednuckles2.blogspot.com/2015/05/a-new-search-engine-that-protects.htmlhttp://itsafluffy.blogspot.com/2015/05/by-golly-i-just-might-get-more-hits-for.htmlhttp://theolivebranch.forumieren.com/t20149-now-open-for-public-test-drive-goodgopher-com-search-engine-filters-out-media-propaganda-and-government-disinfohttp://www.whatsyourcloud.com/now-open-for-public-test-drive-goodgopher-com-search-engine-filters-out-media-propaganda-and-government-disinfo-naturalnews-com/http://thematrixauditor.com/2015/07/15/log-your-website-onto-good-gopher-the-anti-google-search-engine-launching-very-soon/http://www.eeng.net/index.php/3-goodgopher-com-beta-launched-2http://vman103-productions.blogspot.com/2015/07/new-search-engine-i-found.htmlhttps://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/3eeykg/holy_shit_this_is_awesome_goodgophercom_the/
Choice quote:http://popularliberty.com/5366/goodgophercom-search-engine-filters-out-media-propaganda-and-government-disinfo
==Upside?==
Because this will mainly show content made by cranks and their victims, it may actually help RationalWiki and other skeptics by providing an easily accessible, almost unlimited stream of pseudoscience to refute.
==External links==
*GoodGopher search engine
*GoodGopher blog
*GoodGopher (the anti-disinfo search engine) is now live: go forth and shill!, /r/TopMindsOfReddit on Reddit
==Notes==
==References==
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