Context
In reality, relatively no one used the search engine to look for the answer to the question, according to Google Trends, which tracks how many users have conducted searches using specific keyword phrases. The erroneous claim stemmed from research with flawed methodology, and its author acknowledged the factual inaccuracies.
Origin
In late April 2021, social media posts, like the one displayed below, Google users allegedly asked the search engine “how to a hit a woman so now one knows” more often during the first phase of lockdowns to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in 2020 than during the same time frame the previous year.