WASHINGTON
The Tar Heels and March Madness were the hottest Internet searches about North Carolina over the past week, not the state’s controversial anti-discrimination law, according to Google Trends data.
Although the topic of transgender bathroom use isn't the most popular search term related to North Carolina, it does dominate Google's newsfeed.
Worldwide, Internet interest in North Carolina is overwhelmingly centered on basketball and March Madness, not which bathrooms transgender people can use.
These findings are based on Google Trends search data accessed at noon on Wednesday – one week after N.