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summary: "Two German courts now hold Google liable for what its AI overviews say. The Aachen Regional Court applied the same reasoning as a Munich ruling in a case where Google's AI falsely attributed criminal offenses to a doctor. A consistent legal view is forming across German courts that treats Google's AI answers as the company's own content."
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# Two German courts now hold Google liable for what its AI overviews say

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**Published:** 2026-10-18T10:52:39.000Z
**Category:** Regulation
**Topics:** google, regulation

## Summary

Two German courts now hold Google liable for what its AI overviews say\. The Aachen Regional Court applied the same reasoning as a Munich ruling in a case where Google's AI falsely attributed criminal offenses to a doctor\. A consistent legal view is forming across German courts that treats Google's AI answers as the company's own content\.

## Sources

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