YouTube is full of election lies, and no one is stopping it
Roughly a third of all US adults regularly turn to YouTube for their news. Since the 2020 presidential race, the platform has loosened its guidelines, allowing increased spread of political misinformation. A new report is highlighting YouTube’s election lie problem, as well as who is profiting the most from them. The report released on October 31st from watchdog Media Matters for America shows the extent to which election-related lies spread across YouTube in the months leading up to the November 5th election. The organization counted at least 286 videos from May through August containing false information related to the 2020, 2022, and 2024 US elections from 30 prominent right-wing channels. ….[READ]
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