****ing Google just told my kids Father Christmas isn't real.

[KenDodd]

At a friends house using their Google mini. Thankfully they're old enough to already know but still.
AIBU to be pissed off?

If they're old enough to Google unsupervised, they already know Santa isn't real to everyone! Of course he is actually real though! 🤣

@RightYesButNo

YOU’RE A FUCKING GENIUS.

Google said well u get presents every year and that Carnt be a coincidence

YABU. You’re a drama llama.

They have clearly typed straight into an internet search on Google's search engine. Because none of the voice activated devices would tell them that OP. If they are searching the bloody internet, of course they'll get a factual answer ffs! YABVVVU!

If they are old enough to use Google and type questions into themselves, they’re too old for Father Christmas

My 5 year old can type questions into Google. Can navigate YouTube etc. I don't think she's remarkable for her age, or too old for Santa!

@MockersFactCheckMN
Father Christmas (Real) is not to be confused with Santa (made-up Coca Cola marketing gimmick)

Sorry, what?

Id never have one of those spy devices in my home.
Also if they're asking they want confirmation santa is real, not their childhood spoiling.

Just show them miracle on 34th street, I doubt they believe in witches either, but throw in that little bit of doubt without lying. After all father christmas comes to me each year, but there again i'm always good.

I've just tried my alexa and she said that " all I know is that someone keeps eating my mince pies when I leave them out"

Id never have one of those spy devices in my home.

Whilst typing on your iphone no doubt.

My Google says 'if father Christmas was leaving me presents, I wouldn't ask any questions' 😂

They all knew already, they're older

So what on earth is the problem

I just asked if Santa was real to my Google assistant. I believe in Santa. I admire his generosity and ability to pull off head to toe velvet

As a teacher I have seen children crying and upset insisting Father Christmas exists because their mum "would not lie to them"

I hate to tell you KenDodd but, er, Father Christmas doesn't exist.

You've done well to get any answer out of Google. All my home mini ever says is "I'm sorry, I can't help with that".

I'll ask her when I get home and see what she says. So far I've only managed to get her to play Terry Wogan's Floral Dance and tell me the weather (which I can see from looking out the window). Lucky for her, she was free with something.

@lesleyw1953
You tell them santa isnt real?
Isnt that a bit unprofessional! If they're crying and adamount he's real it's certainly not up to you to spoil that.

You tell them santa isnt real?
Isn't that a bit unprofessional! If they're crying and adamant he's real it's certainly not up to you to spoil that.

It is usually other children that know Father Christmas isn’t real who tell them. Reassuring a sad child that Father Christmas is real would be pointless. He isn’t.

My Google phone said "I ho ho hope he's real" then played some sleight bells

Siri says

Isn't there a meme that goes something like this, with a parent saying to a child:

• Santa is a social construct.
• Gender is a social construct.
• My Little Pony is a social construct.
• Peppa Pig is a social construct.
• Mumsnet is a social construct.
• But bedtime is very, very real.

@Butchyrestingface I try to hide it by doing one comically-ridiculous thing per financial quarter. Also, nearly choking to death while laughing at my own jokes.

Just be careful with notifications on Alexa, I hadn’t realised she announced the contents of Amazon parcels and asked for the notification to be read when DD, age 4, was in the room. Settings changed now.

@VanGoghsDog Yes, it’s most useful if you have an Android phone and already use Google products, like Gmail and Google calendar. Even if you don’t, it can be used to do things like make shopping lists verbally (you can add items whenever you think of them) and read you the news headlines. You may be able to make to-do lists now too, though I’m not sure. I can send you a link, if you like?

But yes, most useful if you’re a Google person, because then you can tell it to read you your email, or to send an email, or to add something to your calendar or add a reminder or read your calendar to you first thing in the morning or... I mean, I’m sure you get the point. Since it’s running the thing that all Android phones have in place of Siri (Google Assistant), that’s why it can feel so phone-centric.