German courts treat Google AI search answers as platform's own content

Munich Regional Court I ruled on May 28, 2026 that Google is directly liable for a false statement in AI Overviews, treating the summary as the platform's own content rather than neutral search results. On September 23, 2026, the Aachen court ordered Google to stop distributing AI-generated text about a physician after finding entity conflation.

• Munich: AI Overviews are an independent statement by the platform
• Aachen banned AI text about a physician over entity mix-up
• Rulings apply in Germany and set no EU-wide rule
• Berlin courts reportedly take a different approach