According to a global coalition of fact-checking agencies, YouTube is a major source of online disinformation & misinformation around the world & not doing enough to combat the spread of falsehoods.
Several groups, including Full Fact in the UK & the Washington Post’s Fact Checker, have signed a letter saying the video platform hosts Content from groups like Doctors for the Truth, which spread Covid misinformation, & videos supporting the “fraud” narrative during the US presidential election.
YouTube is major conduit of fake news, factcheckers say – theguardian.com
YouTube is a major conduit of online disinformation and misinformation worldwide and is not doing enough to tackle the spread of falsehoods on its platform, according to a global coalition of factchecking organisations.A letter signed by more than 80 groups, including Full Fact in the UK and the…
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