On Wednesday morning, YouTube's No. 1 trending video used footage from a CBS Los Angeles video to suggest that David Hogg, one of the survivors of last week's mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., was an actor and not an actual student at the school. …

LOS ANGELES — YouTube apologized Wednesday for suggesting viewers watch a video that attacked student survivors of the Florida shooting. The video, since deleted, had gone straight to the top of the YouTube "Trending" tab, a popular spot for users to check out the most popular videos. "This video … Read …

Fake news isn't just something funny to say on Twitter; the spread of conspiracy theories can have major consequences. YouTube has now removed a video that falsely insinuated David Hogg, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and vocal advocate for gun control … Read More

Earlier today, a video appearing in YouTube's trending videos feed, meant to surface the most popular content to the platform's estimated 1 billion users, featured content suggested a survivor of the Parkland shooting was a “crisis actor.” The term is used in conspiracy circles to describe someone paid to … Read …

Comment YouTube is under fire again for promoting fake news, despite promising repeatedly in recent weeks that it is improving its systems to limit the exposure to false information. On Wednesday, the number one video on the company's "trending" page – where it spotlights the most current or relevant … Read …

Social media companies may be adamant that they're serious about their battle against fake news, but the aftermath of the shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 dead shows just how far they have to go. The teenage classmates of the victims have been outspoken about …

For YouTube creators who have fewer than 1,000 subscribers or fewer than 4,000 hours of watch time over the past year, February 20 was an unfortunate day. It was then that the new rules for the YouTube partner program went into effect, stripping many small channels of their ability to …

Excessive consumerism has been a part of YouTube culture for close to a decade. “Haul” videos feature YouTubers showing off their purchases, while “unboxing” videos feature people constantly buying and opening new things on camera. “Favourites” videos list “loved” products, “PO Box” videos allow … Read More

YouTube did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News. But the company did issue a statement to Variety, saying: “This video should never have appeared in Trending. Because the video contained footage from an authoritative news source, our system misclassified it. As soon as … Read More

YouTube's number-one trending video this morning was based on a false conspiracy theory suggesting a survivor of the Parkland high school shooting is an actor. The company removed the video today after it received more than 200,000 views. The video, a rip of a local Los Angeles CBS segment, … Read …