Google is celebrating its 18th birthday with a Google Doodle today – but the animation has sparked confusion over the true date of the search engine's anniversary.
The internet giant, which was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998, has marked its birthday on the Google homepage on 27 September for several years.
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