JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri (PNN) - October 24, 2024 - Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey on Thursday announced an investigation into Google for allegedly suppressing conservative speech during the election cycle.

FOX Business has learned the Missouri attorney general plans to subpoena the Kalifornia-based tech giant to investigate its algorithms and how conservative speech is deemphasized by showing up on later pages.

Bailey has alleged Google is "waging a war on the democratic process."

"We have reason to believe that Google is manipulating its search results to deemphasize information about the (President Donald J.) Trump campaign prior to Election Day," Bailey said in an exclusive statement to FOX Business. "I will not allow Google to interfere in the most consequential election in our nation’s history."

In a statement to FOX Business, Google denied the attorney general's claims, calling them "totally false."

"Independent studies have confirmed that Google Search is non-partisan," a company spokesman said. "Search serves all our users, and our business rests on showing useful information to everyone - no matter what their political beliefs are."

It is not the first time investigations have targeted Google for alleged manipulation of its search engine.

In July, Senator Roger Marshall, (Kan.), announced an investigation into Google after a key feature on its website omitted results for users looking for information on the failed assassin of President Trump.