AI is the new Grinch that’s stealing Christmas. Nervous laughter was Kelly Bowron’s visceral, hysterical response to her son learning the truth about Santa Claus Tuesday — courtesy of a Google search.

It started with a boy in her class—some kid with a loose tooth and loose lips—who told her Santa wasn’t real. “It’s just your parents,” he said, as if he were reporting tomorrow’s lunch menu. My ...

As my fifth grader barged through the door after school one day, chatty as ever, she bombarded me with the statement I have been anticipating for years. “Google says Santa isn’t real,” she declared. I ...

Editor’s note: This story includes a frank discussion about Santa Claus. While we at TODAY.com know that Santa is absolutely real, we would not want to end up on the Naughty List by divulging any ...