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YouTube: 'Dana Perino CBD' Scam Videos Promising Dementia Treatment Don't Violate Policies

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Jordan Liles
July 3, 2024 A YouTube spokesperson sent a statement to Snopes running counter to the company's own policies ...
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YouTube Ads Will Now Replay If You Look Away from Your Screen?

Written by:
Nick Hardinges
June 14, 2024 Some social media users compared the idea to the dystopian TV series Black Mirror.
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A YouTube video claimed an undercover FBI agent exposed what he saw when searching one of Sean Diddy Combs properties.

False Diddy Rumor Claims Undercover FBI Agent Exposed What He Witnessed in Property Search

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Jordan Liles
June 6, 2024 A YouTube video with over 450,000 views promoted this false rumor and featured apparent AI-gener ...
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Millionaire Went Broke To Prove He Could Make $1M in a Year?

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Anna Rascouët-Paz
April 29, 2024 The man announced an early end to the challenge after reportedly making only $64,000, a viral po ...
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Israel-Hamas War: Does Video Show Palestinian Girl Shooting Rifle at Israeli Soldiers?

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Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 29, 2024 The claim that this video is an example of generational violence in Palestine has circulated for ...
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A doctored picture of actor Emma Watson made her cleavage look larger for clickbait purposes.

Emma Watson's Cleavage Was Digitally Altered for a Misleading YouTube Ad

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Jordan Liles
Dec. 15, 2023 The ad that featured the star of "Harry Potter" and "Little Women" appeared to claim, without pr ...
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Idris Elba Exposed Tyler Perry for Portraying 'Harmful Stereotypes' of Black Men, as Videos Claim?

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Taija PerryCook
Nov. 17, 2023 The clips surfaced after Perry appeared on Kelly Ripa's podcast to discuss a new documentary and ...
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A Black woman and man hold hands while looking at the camera. The woman is smiling at the camera, while the man holds his hand loosely in a fist, with his index finger pointing towards the woman. The woman is wearing a black dress, while the man is wearing a black jacket and pants.

Viral Videos Spread Unfounded Claims About Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade's Relationship

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Nov. 8, 2023 Videos that spread the claims had millions of views across TikTok and YouTube.
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A white woman appears worried. Next to her on the bottom of the screen, the image says, "It is not acceptable." An image next to her and above the words shows two images, one of a white man and the other of the same white woman. A yellow arrow points from the man to the woman, who appears distraught.

Celebrity Gossip Videos Spread False Claims After Matthew Perry's Death

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Nov. 1, 2023 Videos that spread the false information had millions of views across TikTok and YouTube.
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Ricky Gervais Exposed Tom Hanks' 'Disappointment' Over Gervais 'Exposing Hollywood Elites'?

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Oct. 12, 2023 We had to read the title of the YouTube video more than once to comprehend the claim.
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Dear YouTubers: Fulton County DA Fani Willis Was Not Indicted for Indicting Trump

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Jordan Liles
Aug. 30, 2023 A prominent YouTube creator made the false claim about the Fulton County, Georgia, District Atto ...
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Donald Trump Released a 'First Day Out' Jail Rap Song?

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Aleksandra Wrona
Aug. 28, 2023 The rumor surfaced as the former president surrendered to authorities on election-interference c ...
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Videos with AI Voices Promote Unsupported Rumors About Death of Obamas' Chef, Tafari Campbell

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Jordan Liles
Aug. 21, 2023 The July 23 death of the Obamas' chef, Tafari Campbell, brought with it a number of misleading r ...
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A log or transcript purported to show text messages from the final communications of the OceanGate Expeditions Titan submersible which was meant to explore Titanic.

Was the Titan Sub's Text Message 'Transcript' or 'Log' Released?

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Jordan Liles
July 6, 2023 Social media users appeared to be taking the viral "log" at face value, despite there being no e ...
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Did YouTube Star MrBeast Buy Out a Neighborhood in NC for His Employees?

Written by:
Damakant Jayshi
May 10, 2023 The YouTube celebrity is known for his philanthropy, though he has also faced criticism over it.
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Is YouTuber MrBeast Dead?

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Alex Kasprak
March 17, 2023 MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, has been the target of death hoaxes on multiple occ ...
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YouTube removed a video for a paid ad that promoted an odd ice hack or an Alpine ice hack for a diet supplement named Alpilean.

YouTube Removes 'Odd Ice Hack' Weight Loss Ad for Alpilean, Citing Scam Policy Violation

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Jordan Liles
Jan. 5, 2023 "This video has been removed for violating YouTube's policy on spam, deceptive practices, and sc ...
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A misleading YouTube video showed Andrew and Tristan Tate trolling an interviewer months before their arrest in December 2022.

That YouTube Video of Andrew Tate 'Trolling Interviewer After Getting Released from Jail' Is Old

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Jordan Liles
Dec. 30, 2022 The video was uploaded on Dec. 30, 2022, with the title, "Andrew Tate TROLLS Interviewer After G ...
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Tom Selleck is not dead, nor did he experience sad news or endorse CBD gummies.

Tom Selleck Is Not Dead, Despite 'Sad News' Rumors

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Jordan Liles
Dec. 27, 2022 The death hoax about the film and TV star spread in Facebook posts and YouTube videos.
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Online posts said there was very sad news and that Simon Cowell was dead, but it was a death hoax.

Simon Cowell Is Not Dead, Despite 'Very Sad News' Death Hoax

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Jordan Liles
Dec. 1, 2022 The death hoax for Cowell showed a doctored picture of former U.S. President Bill Clinton paying ...
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