{"id":4323,"date":"2022-01-12T05:39:04","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T04:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/12\/youtube-is-major-conduit-of-fake-news-factcheckers-say\/"},"modified":"2022-01-12T05:39:04","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T04:39:04","slug":"youtube-is-major-conduit-of-fake-news-factcheckers-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/12\/youtube-is-major-conduit-of-fake-news-factcheckers-say\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube is major conduit of fake news, factcheckers say"},"content":{"rendered":"

Platform is not doing enough to tackle spread of falsehoods, claims letter signed by 80 groups<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

A letter signed by more than 80 groups, including Full Fact in the UK and the Washington Post\u2019s Fact Checker, says the video platform is hosting content by groups including Doctors for the Truth, which spread Covid misinformation, and videos supporting the \u201cfraud\u201d narrative during the US presidential election.<\/p>\n

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\nPlatform is not doing enough to tackle spread of falsehoods, claims letter signed by 80 groups
\nYouTube 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.
\nA letter signed by more than 80 groups, including Full Fact in the UK and the Washington Post\u2019s Fact Checker, says the video platform is hosting content by groups including Doctors for the Truth, which spread Covid misinformation, and videos supporting the \u201cfraud\u201d narrative during the US presidential election. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Platform is not doing enough to tackle spread of falsehoods, claims letter signed by 80 groups 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 …<\/p>\n

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