Michael Jackson, Vitiligo and the 2026 biopic: Global search interest and persistent misconceptions

F I G U R E 1 Worldwide Google Trends graph of search terms related to Michael Jackson and vitiligo.(a) Monthly search interest from December 2024 to August 2026 for 'vitiligo', 'Michael Jackson vitiligo' and 'basal cell carcinoma'.(b) Weekly relative search interest from March to August 2026 for 'Michael Jackson', 'Michael Jackson vitiligo' and 'vitiligo'.Data presented as relative search interest over a normalized relative scale of 0-100, where 100 is peak interest over the chosen period.Google Trends reports relative search interest rather than absolute search volume.Vertical lines indicate the film's release dates in Germany (DEU), Australia (AUS), the United States (USA) and Japan (JPN).Data source: Google Trends (https:// www. google. com/ trends).