YouTube Is Misleading You. Help Us Make It Better.

Join us on Patreon at As we see a rise in misinformation on YouTube, educational channels like MinuteEarth need your support today more than ever. Thanks also to our YouTube members. ___________________________________________ To learn more, start your googling with these keywords: Misinformation: false information that is spread, regardless of intent to mislead Disinformation: deliberately misleading or biased information; manipulated narrative or facts ___________________________________________ Subscribe to MinuteEarth on YouTube: Support us on Patreon: And visit our website: Say hello on Facebook: And Twitter: And download our videos on itunes: ___________________________________________ Credits (and Twitter handles): Video Writer, Director, and Narrator: Julián Gustavo Gómez (@thejuliangomez) Video Illustrator: Arcadi Garcia Rius (@garirius) With Contributions From: Henry Reich, Alex Reich, Kate Yoshida, Ever Salazar, Peter Reich, David Goldenberg, Sarah Berman Music by: Nathaniel Schroeder: Image Credits: Emperor penguin photo by Cristopher Michel Macaroni penguin photo by Liam Quinn COX-2 graphics by Cytochrome c : ___________________________________________ References: Anderson, Janna, and Lee Rainie. “The future of truth and misinformation online.“ Pew Research Center 19 (2017). “Why Is YouTube Broadcasting Climate Misinformation to Millions?” Avaaz, 16 Jan. 2020, Del Vicario, Michela, et al. “The spreading of misinformation online.“ Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113.3 (2016): , Nicholas K., and Thomas W. O’Rourke. “The challenge of alternative facts and the rise of misinformation in the digital age: Responsibilities and opportunities for health promotion and education.“ American journal of health education 49.4 (2018): 201-205. Lewis, Paul. “Fiction is outperforming reality”: How YouTube’s algorithm distorts truth.“ The Guardian 2 (2018): 2018. Meserole, Chris. “How misinformation spreads on social media—And what to do about it.“ The Brookings Institution (May 9, 2018), . edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2018/05/09/how-misinformation-spreads-on-social-media-and-what-to-do-about-it (2018). O'Connor, Cailin. How Misinformation Spreads-and Why We Trust It. Scientific American, Sept. 2019, Roberts, David. YouTube Has a Big Climate Misinformation Problem It Can't Solve. Vox, 26 Jan. 2020, Syed-Abdul, Shabbir, et al. “Misleading health-related information promoted through video-based social media: anorexia on YouTube.“ Journal of medical Internet research 15.2 (2013): , Phil. “Take the time and effort to correct misinformation.“ Nature (2016): 171-171. Wood, Mike. “How Does Misinformation Spread Online?” Psychology Today, Sussex Publishers, 6 Dec. 2018, Educational creators featured in this video: Jordan Harrod – SciShow – Tom Scott – ASAP Science – ViHart – DrawCuriosity – TierZoo – Wannabe Linguist – Kurzgesagt – Sabrina Cruz – msbeautyphile – CGP Grey – Hot Mess – Jabrils – CrashCourse – Tippe Top Physics –