Google Flu Trends - US Flu Activity High (opens in new tab)

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10 pointskcy16y ago4 comments

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jhickner16y ago· 1 in thread

Looks scary, but are trending search terms still reliable when those terms are all over the news?

roc16y ago

Indeed.

I'd imagine searches for 'kidnapping' spike every time a pretty young white woman goes missing too.

Anon8416y ago

For more up to date information and projections: www.gleamviz.org (pardon the shameless self promotion)

bhseo16y ago

The other 3 country graphs show business as usual. I'd say it's mostly because everyone in the US is freaking out.

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