Google Search says eating bananas is a dangerous food combination

Google’s search results have done it again. This time, they’ve flagged bananas as part of a “dangerous food combination.” Yes, the same bananas you peel and eat without a second thought. The same ones your grandma puts in her famous banana bread. According to Google, these yellow fruits might be plotting against you.

The odd warning popped up in search results this week, spotted by a Reddit user who shared a screenshot on r/mildlyinfuriating. The post blew up with over 1,800 upvotes and hundreds of comments roasting the algorithm’s latest blunder. One user joked, “I had a banana after dinner last night, am I going to die?!” Another replied, “you have ~5 more hours, time to invest all your money in apples for your family.” The thread quickly turned into a meme fest, with references to Mario Kart’s “lethal” banana peels and jokes about bananas being radioactive (no really, it’s a fact).

But bananas weren’t the only food combo labeled risky. The list also included classics like fish and milk (“different temperatures cause digestive issues”), fruit and yogurt (“creates toxins”), and pizza with soda (which honestly does feel like a crime). Still, bananas stole the spotlight. Users couldn’t resist poking fun at the idea that a fruit eaten by toddlers and gym bros alike could be secretly deadly. The fact that it doesn’t even show up as a combination, but as a solo food that’s “dangerous” is just hilarious.

This isn’t the first time Google’s algorithm has gone rogue. Last week, the search engine briefly erased Joe Biden from its list of U.S. presidents, a glitch it fixed only after backlash. In 2024, there was big drama surrounding Google’s AI Overviews in Search that was spewing out absolutely ridiculous and actually dangerous information. And all this is just the tip of the iceberg. Similar issues seem to be cropping up all too frequently these days. 

A recent post showed how Google’s AI Overviews suggested that Iran still uses the imperial flag instead of the current official flag. In another post on Reddit, AI Overviews suggested that the word “ascetic” might just be a spelling mistake of the word “acetic”. So between ads clogging up useful info and algorithms favoring clickbait over facts, it’s getting harder to trust what Google serves up.

So, should you panic? Probably not. Unless you’re allergic, bananas are still safe to eat. But maybe double-check Google’s advice next time it tells you something weird. After all, if it can forget a former president or hallucinate fake facts, who knows what’s next?

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