Just this week, a viral video clocked up millions of views and clicks acrossand YouTube before the companies took action. Asked about it, an Amazon spokesperson told CNN, "This book does not violate our content guidelines." Earlier, a YouTube spokesperson told CNN that the video was being removed for making claims about a cure for COVID-19 that had not been backed by health organizations. Wardle said people should be cautious when reading or sharing content on social media and pointed out that misinformation is often financially or ideologically motivated. Further complicating the work of fact-checkers and social media companies is governments pointing fingers and playing the blame game — sometimes spreading objective falsehoods.

Source: CNN May 08, 2020 11:47 UTC