In early April, YouTube took down a video featuring Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and a group of controversial scientists at a March 18 coronavirus roundtable. The online video platform, owned by Google, cited as its rationale that the video contained fals
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Snopes→ Lawmakers Call YouTube Kids a ‘Wasteland of Vapid’ Content
A House subcommittee says the Google-owned video service feeds children inappropriate material so it can serve them ads.
Snopes→ Did YouTube Cooking Videos Lead To Capture of Mafia Fugitive?
Italian police eighty-sixed the man's chances of becoming a famous TV chef.
Poynter→ A year into the pandemic, MediaWise teen fact-checkers prepare to tackle COVID-19 misinformation on YouTube
On Feb. 11, 2020, the MediaWise Teen Fact-Checking Network published its first fact-check about the coronavirus. The story, reported on by then-16-year-old Angie Li, detailed what we knew about the virus (at the time, very little), and gave tips on how
AFP Fact Check→ Thai YouTube influencer denies false claim about ‘cash giveaway’
A photo has been shared repeatedly on Facebook alongside a claim that it shows a Thai YouTube influencer Pimrypie giving out cash to those who comment in the post and claim the money via Line messenger app. The claim is false; the photo is an old, unre
AFP Fact Check→ Thai YouTube influencer denies false claim about ‘cash giveaway’
A photo has been shared repeatedly on Facebook alongside a claim that it shows a Thai YouTube influencer Pimrypie giving out cash to those who comment in the post and claim the money via Line messenger app. The claim is false; the photo is an old, unre
Snopes→ YouTube Suspends Trump’s Channel for at Least a Week
The Google-owned platform said it removed content that was uploaded on January 12 to the Donald J. Trump channel for inciting violence.
Snopes→ Did YouTube Bar Trump From Posting New Videos to His Channel?
The outgoing president found himself frozen out of online platforms for his role in inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
AFP Fact Check→ This photo shows a popular YouTube user visiting a temple in Dubai
A photo of a man in traditional Arab clothing standing next to two Buddhist monks has been shared in multiple Facebook posts that claim that it shows “the king” of the United Arab Emirates in a temple he constructed. The claim is false: the image
Snopes→ Gmail, YouTube Down Briefly as Google Suffers Outage
Tens of thousands of complaints popped up around 7 a.m. Eastern along the East Coast of the U.S.
The Dispatch→ Is YouTube Censoring Videos That Encourage People to Take Natural Supplements?
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Police In Germany Did NOT Arrest A Lockdown Critic Live On YouTube
Did police in Germany arrest YouTuber Dr. Andreas Noack for speaking out against the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic? No, that's not true: Local police in the state of Bavaria confirmed that a raid took place, but said i
AFP Fact Check→ The footage actually shows the wedding of a Taiwanese YouTube star and his boyfriend
A video has been viewed thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube which claim it shows the grandson of Singapore’s revered founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew getting married to his boyfriend in South Africa. The claim is
Snopes→ Yes, YouTube Ads Mistakenly Reappeared for ‘The Rise of Skywalker’
Don't worry. You haven't traveled back in time and you won't have to relive 2020 all over again.
Snopes→ YouTube and YouTube TV Experience Outage
The YouTube website appeared to be functional, but videos weren't available to be played by some devices.
AFP Fact Check→ Misleading video and claims circulate following the reported hacking of Philippine broadcaster ABS-CBN’s YouTube account
A video has been viewed more than a hundred thousand times on YouTube and shared in multiple online posts that claim it shows a statement released by YouTube regarding disabled channels of Philippine broadcaster ABS-CBN. The video, however, omits impo
The Dispatch→ Did YouTube Remove Tucker Carlson’s Full Interview With Tony Bobulinski?
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: YouTube Did NOT Remove Tucker Carlson’s Full Interview With Tony Bobulinski
Did YouTube remove the video of Tucker Carlson's full interview with Tony Bobulinski, Hunter Biden's ex-business partner? No, that's not true: Fox News never posted the full interview, only a 17-minute clip. People who reposted the video
AllSides→ Report: Google Posts ‘Mostly False’ On YouTube Searches For Biden’s Fracking Statements. No Such Comments On Videos About Steele Dossier.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-google-posts-mostly-false-on-youtube-searches-for-bidens-fracking-statements-no-such-comments-on-videos-about-steele-dossier
AFP Fact Check→ New Zealand doctor makes misleading claims about the country’s PCR testing regime in widely shared YouTube video
A video showing a New Zealand-based doctor claiming the PCR testing method for the novel coronavirus does not “actually test for the virus” and is being used inappropriately has been viewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook. The claims are mi
AFP Fact Check→ New Zealand doctor makes misleading claims about the country’s PCR testing regime in widely shared YouTube video
A video showing a New Zealand-based doctor claiming the PCR testing method for the novel coronavirus does not “actually test for the virus” and is being used inappropriately has been viewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook. The claims are mi
Washington Post→ Trump’s most popular YouTube ad is a stew of manipulated video
The Trump campaign isolated segments from 10 video clips to give a misleading impression of Joe Biden's relationship with China.
Logically→ The latest episode of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ show has garnered over five lakh dislikes on the Bharatiya Janata Party’s YouTube channel.
PM Narendra Modi’s 68th Mann Ki Baat show aired on August 30, 2020, has gathered more than nine lakh dislikes on the BJP Youtube channel.
Snopes→ Was Trump ‘Campaign Ad’ Banned by YouTube and Facebook?
Seems odd to describe a video as "banned" while watching it on the platform that supposedly banned it.
Truth or Fiction?→ Dave Chappelle Releases ‘8:46’ via YouTube, Netflix, Discusses Death of George Floyd and Protests
In June 2020, comedian Dave Chappelle released an unexpected, 27-minute-long special titled 8:46 — a number instantly recognizable as the amount of time former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck, killing
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Dad, How Do I?’ YouTube Channel Goes Massively Viral During COVID-19 Lockdown
On May 19 2020, a Facebook user shared the following text, alongside a screenshot of a YouTube channel called “Dad, How Do I?” (with an edit included after the post began rapidly spreading): This YouTuber’s dad walked out on his family w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: YouTube Video DOES Accurately Describe How COVID-19 Can Kill
Does a video on YouTube purporting to describe the role of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in COVID-19 accurately depict how one can die from the disease? Yes, that's true, experts say, as the video's overarching message -- that people mus
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Former Vodafone Boss’ Makes FALSE Claim In Taken-Down YouTube Video That Coronavirus Caused By 5G Tech
Is COVID-19 caused by 5G technology that is killing people around the world? No, that's not true. A video that went viral of a man claiming to be the former "head of the largest business unit at Vodafone," says that coronavirus is not killing
Snopes→ Facebook and YouTube Say AI Firm Must Stop Scraping Faces from Sites
Clearview CEO Hoan Ton-That told CBS in an interview that it has a First Amendment right to the roughly 3 billion images it has collected.
Snopes→ YouTube: No “Birther” Conspiracy Videos for 2020 Election
Also banned: Election-related “deepfake” videos and anything that aims to mislead viewers about voting procedures and how to participate in the 2020 census.
Truth or Fiction?→ ABC News Yanks ‘Slaughter in Syria’ Video Revealed as YouTube Clip Filmed in Kentucky
On October 14 2019, ABC News walked back a story that aired on two of its marquee programs after the footage was revealed to be a YouTube clip filmed in the United States in 2017. “This video obtained by ABC News, appears to show the fury of the
Snopes→ ‘SNL’ Rescinds Cast Invitation to Gillis Over YouTube Video
A show representative said that the language Shane Gillis used was “offensive, hurtful and unacceptable.”
Snopes→ YouTube to Pay $170M Fine After Violating Kids’ Privacy Law
Google's video site has been fined $170 million to settle allegations it collected children's personal data without their parents' consent.
Snopes→ Official: Video Shows YouTube ‘King of Random’ Fatal Crash
It appears a change of wind caused the paraglider’s chute to collapse.
Snopes→ Firefighter Uses YouTube Duck Calls to Rescue Ducklings
The firefighter held up his cellphone to an opening in the pipe and played a YouTube video of duck calls.
Snopes→ YouTube Updates Hate Speech Guidelines to Prohibit Videos
New policy updates prohibit videos with white supremacy and neo-Nazi viewpoints.
Climate Feedback→ Climate misinformation video reaches broad audience with help from Youtube recommendation algorithm
YouTube’s recommendation algorithm recently began promoting a video about climate change on dozens of popular Youtube channel; the video has been promoted to between 300,000 and 2,000,000 people according to AlgoTransparency. That video (which cu
Climate Feedback→ Popular “Friends of Science” video promoted by Youtube presents long list of climate myths
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This video of a talk by author and speaker Steve Goreham, posted by the YouTube channel “Friends of Science” has been viewed over 250,000 times and has been widely promoted by Youtube recently. In it, G
PolitiFact→ Why Infowars’ Alex Jones was banned from Apple, Facebook, Youtube and Spotify
Over the course of 24 hours, most social media giants kicked one of the most infamous conspiracy theory peddlers off their platforms. Alex Jones, the creator of the Infowars website and multiple talk shows, has had a hand in spreading hoaxes online, in
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NOT Footage Of Alex Jones Reacting To His Facebook And Youtube Channel Getting Terminated
Did Alex Jones go on a rant about "never defeating the human spirit" in reaction to Facebook and Youtube banning him? No, that's not actually true: the rant video that has been circulating on social media is at least two years old so it can't