YouTube must step up fight against misinformation, say over 80 fact-check groups

Fact-checking organizations from around the world are calling on YouTube to take stronger action against misinformation on its platform.

In an open letter published Wednesday through journalism nonprofit Poynter Institute, more than 80 fact-checking organizations addressed YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, citing a list of conspiracy theories and misinformation that have spread around the globe in the last few years. The letter said YouTube is being weaponized by unscrupulous actors.