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Google

Tracked because Company with government contracts or ties to tracked networks · 40 documented connections
Editorial summary · AI-drafted from public records

Multinational technology company; subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. Search, advertising, cloud, AI, Android, YouTube.

Facts on record1
Connections mapped40
Sources cited25
Inferential claims1
✦ Thin coverage gap +149 connected to 40 entities · only 1 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
Evidence: 1I
Network web → Timeline → Compare with… → Wikipedia history → Position Drift → Coverage tone → View on Graph → View Card → Export CSV JSON Dossier ← Entity Directory
Stated vs Revealed
No documented contradictions on file.
Documented Lies 1 promise broken or quietly abandoned All lies →
Violated Catastrophic Primary evidence Military Promised 2018-06-07 00:00:00+00
Google: 'We will not design or deploy AI for weapons'
Primary source: Google AI Principles, 7 June 2018 (archived) ↗ 1 sourced violation Full record →
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Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 10 elected officials hold documented connections.
0Money Chains
0Traced Hops
Connected Officials
Calculation Methodology

Contract values are summed from documented money flow chains where this entity appears as a source or destination node. Amounts are drawn from USASpending.gov, FEC filings, SEC EDGAR, or LD-2 lobbying registrations.

Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

Connected officials are elected officials in our database with a mapped relationship (lobbying, board membership, campaign contribution, etc.) to this entity.

Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

PATTERN organization → [donor] → person → [employment] → company 4063× PATTERN company → [subsidiary] → company → [subsidiary] → company 937× PATTERN person → [donor] → company 730× PATTERN person → [donor] → company → [competitor] → company 558× PATTERN person → [donor] → company → [employment] → person 542×
Connection Map
Key Connections
← Darrell Issa person
campaign contributor
Google Inc was Issa's single largest career contributor at $106,931 ($49,931 individual + $57,000 PAC).
← Eric Schmidt person
Former Executive
Served as CEO of Google from 2001-2011, then as executive chairman until 2015.
→ Securities and Exchange Commission government agency
regulatory_filing
Google filed a filing with the SEC on 2004-09-24, indicating a formal regulatory submission during its IPO process.
← Keyhole Inc company
acquired_by
Google acquired Keyhole Corp in October 2004 for approximately $35 million, rebranding EarthViewer as Google Earth in 2005. The acquisition also provided shares to In-Q-Tel.
← Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) institution
investor
In-Q-Tel invested in Keyhole Inc., which was acquired by Google in 2004 and became Google Earth, demonstrating the CIA's role as strategic investor behind technology later widely commercialized.
← In-Q-Tel institution
investor
In-Q-Tel sold 5,636 shares of Google worth over $2.2 million on November 15, 2005.
← YouTube company
subsidiary
YouTube operates as a subsidiary of Google, which is owned by Alphabet.
← Marcia Hofmann person
employment / legal counsel
Marcia Hofmann worked as a senior policy counsel or similar role at Google, focusing on free expression and privacy policy.
Facts (1)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 107d ago · Avg age: 3450d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
AI Analysis (1)
AI-generated inferences derived from cross-referencing primary and secondary data. These are analytical hypotheses, not established facts — they are the platform's read, not its record, and the verification pipeline covers their provenance, not their truth. Where verification stops →
⚠ flagged by Gemini AI Inferencew·40 Google filed filing with the SEC on 2004-09-24. Accession number: N/A.
All Connections (40)
→ Janelle S. Bynum person
donor, campaign_contributor primary since 2023
2024: $38,671 via individual contributions · Google Inc. contributed $38,671 to the campaign for the 2023-2024 cycle.
→ Jay Obernolte person
donor secondary
2024: $37,700 via individual and PAC contributions ($31,700 individuals, $6,000 PAC)
→ Sarah McBride person
donor secondary
2024: $28,027 via employee contributions ($26,027 individual + $2,000 PAC) — fifth-largest contributing organization
→ Alphabet company
Corporate Relationship primary since 2015
Google is a wholly owned subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.
→ Securities and Exchange Commission government agency
regulatory_filing primary since 2004
Google filed a filing with the SEC on 2004-09-24, indicating a formal regulatory submission during its IPO process.
← Hakeem Jeffries elected official
none primary
No documented connection found in provided facts
← Eric Schmidt person
Former Executive primary since 2001
Served as CEO of Google from 2001-2011, then as executive chairman until 2015.
← Maven Smart System instrument
contractor primary since 2018
Google's 2018 withdrawal from Project Maven directly precipitated the transition to Maven Smart System under elevated classification levels and expanded use of Other Transaction Authority agreements.
← Snap Inc. company
competitor primary since 2017
Snap Inc. competes with Google in digital advertising and augmented reality platforms.
← John Fetterman person
donor primary since 2022
Google Inc contributed $158,296 to Fetterman's campaigns, listed as a top contributor.
← Ted Lieu person
employment primary since 2024
Google/YouTube (Playa Vista campus) is a top employer in Lieu's district (3,000 employees).
← Darrell Issa person
campaign contributor primary since 1997
Google Inc was Issa's single largest career contributor at $106,931 ($49,931 individual + $57,000 PAC).
← Zoe Lofgren person
familial/professional primary since 2024
Lofgren's daughter, Sheila Zoe Lofgren Collins, works as in-house corporate counsel at Google, a fact Lofgren has publicly acknowledged. This represents a close familial tie to a major tech company operating in her district.
← Keyhole Inc company
acquired_by primary since 2004
Google acquired Keyhole Corp in October 2004 for approximately $35 million, rebranding EarthViewer as Google Earth in 2005. The acquisition also provided shares to In-Q-Tel.
contractor primary since 2026
The Pentagon's Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) awarded a contract to Google for frontier AI projects.
← National Imagery and Mapping Agency government agency
technology_acquisition_chain inferential since 2004
NIMA's investment partner In-Q-Tel invested in Keyhole Corp. in February 2003. Google acquired Keyhole in October 2004. During the transition, In-Q-Tel (on behalf of NIMA/CIA) held 5,636 shares of Keyhole stock until November 2005, making the CIA and Google co-owners of Keyhole equity for approximately six months after Google Earth launched.
← TechCrunch company
coverage_subject secondary since 2005
TechCrunch covers Google's product launches, antitrust cases, AI developments, and policy decisions affecting the tech ecosystem.
contract award primary since 2026
Google was one of the five companies awarded the CIA's Commercial Cloud Enterprise (C2E) contract.
← Marcia Hofmann person
employment / legal counsel primary since 2014
Marcia Hofmann worked as a senior policy counsel or similar role at Google, focusing on free expression and privacy policy.
← Chuck Schumer elected official
employment inferential since 2024
Google has major offices in New York City, within Schumer's state; no direct documented connection.
← Anthropic company
investor primary since 2023
Google has invested in Anthropic, providing significant funding for AI development.
investor primary since 2004
In-Q-Tel invested in Keyhole Inc., which was acquired by Google in 2004 and became Google Earth, demonstrating the CIA's role as strategic investor behind technology later widely commercialized.
← Project Maven instrument
contractor primary since 2018
Google withdrew from Project Maven in June 2018, which coincided with the Pentagon's JAIC establishment, suggesting program consolidation rather than simple contractor replacement.
← Derek Tran person
donor primary since 2024
Tran accepted at least $76,000 from 38 corporate PACs including Google, despite pledging to refuse all corporate PAC money.
← Richard Blumenthal elected official
antitrust investigation target primary since 2024
Joined Warren and Wyden calling on FTC to investigate Google's 'reverse acqui-hire' deals as 'de facto mergers'.
← YouTube company
subsidiary primary since 2006
YouTube operates as a subsidiary of Google, which is owned by Alphabet.
← Laura Gillen person
donor primary since 2023
Google Inc was a top contributor to Gillen's 2023-2024 campaign, donating $32,154.
← TikTok company
competitor primary since 2018
TikTok competes with Google/YouTube for video content and digital advertising revenue.
← Dario Amodei person
employment inferential since 2014
Dario Amodei completed an internship at Google while pursuing his graduate studies at Princeton.
← Becca Balint person
donor primary since 2025
Courage PAC accepted $1,000 from Google's federal PAC in the first half of 2025. Google also appears in the known entities list.
← Shri Thanedar person
donor primary since 2023
Google's corporate PAC contributed to Thanedar's campaign after he pledged to reject corporate PAC money.
← Andrea Salinas person
donor primary since 2023
Contributed $17,591 to Salinas's campaign in the 2023–2024 cycle.
← Zachary Nunn person
donor primary since 2024
Google LLC NETPAC contributed $36,000 to Nunn over his career.
← Bernard Sanders person
donor primary since 2020
Sanders' campaign received $1,429,422 from Alphabet Inc. (Google's parent company) employees, all from individuals.
← Susie Lee person
donor primary since 2024
Google Inc was a top 2024 contributor to Lee's campaign at $15,401.
← Grace Meng person
donor secondary since 2024
Google was cited among corporate PAC donors to Grace Meng by her 2024 challenger Chuck Park, who accused her of being out of touch with affordability issues.
← Linda T. Sánchez person
donor primary since 2023
Google Inc was listed as a top donor with $11,600 in contributions.
← Sam T. Liccardo person
donor primary since 2023
Google Inc was the top contributing organization to Liccardo's 2023-2024 campaign, donating $69,150 (including $67,150 from individuals and $2,000 from PAC).
← In-Q-Tel institution
investor primary since 2005
In-Q-Tel sold 5,636 shares of Google worth over $2.2 million on November 15, 2005.
← Meta Platforms company
competitor inferential since 2022
Meta competes with Google for digital advertising revenue and cloud/AI infrastructure services.
Sources (25)
2026-02-27 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Google (2026-02-27) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-05-10 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Google not found in opencorporates claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2008-04-25 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Google (2008-04-25) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2006-07-28 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Google (2006-07-28) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2004-08-16 ↗ SEC EDGAR: S-1/A — Google Inc. (2004-08-16) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2008-02-15 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 10-K — Google Inc. (2008-02-15) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2010-02-12 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 10-K — Google Inc. (2010-02-12) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2004-06-11 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Google (2004-06-11) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2007-03-01 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 10-K — Google Inc. (2007-03-01) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2014-09-09 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 4 — Google Inc. (2014-09-09) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2004-09-24 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Google (2004-09-24) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2014-11-07 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 4 — Google Inc. (2014-11-07) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Google — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Google — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Google — Corporate registrations (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2009-04-13 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Google (2009-04-13) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Google — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2006-05-05 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Google (2006-05-05) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Google — USASpending contracts (no results) contract Processed 📜 Receipt
2025-08-07 ↗ USASpending.gov: GOOGLE PUBLIC SECTOR LLC — Department of Defense contract HC105… contract Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-06-08 ↗ USASpending.gov: GOOGLE PUBLIC SECTOR LLC — Department of Defense contract HC105… contract Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-07-01 ↗ USASpending.gov: GOOGLE PUBLIC SECTOR LLC — Department of Defense contract SP470… contract Processed 📜 Receipt
2022-12-08 ↗ USASpending.gov: GOOGLE PUBLIC SECTOR LLC — Department of Defense contract HC105… contract Processed 📜 Receipt
2024-08-19 ↗ USASpending.gov: GOOGLE LLC — Department of Agriculture contract 12314424F0420 (… contract Processed 📜 Receipt
2025-09-12 ↗ USASpending.gov: GOOGLE PUBLIC SECTOR LLC — Department of Defense contract W519T… contract Processed 📜 Receipt