YouTube US election loophole lets some false Trump-win videos spread

Some recent misleading videos came from YouTube accounts that had already promoted unproven claims about mail-in voting months ahead of the election, according to a study by Media Matters for America. — Reuters

On Nov 9, cable outlet One America News Network posted two videos to its YouTube account titled “Trump won”. The clips echoed several others telling viewers, falsely, that US President Donald Trump was re-elected and that the vote was marred by fraud.

YouTube added a label noting that the Associated Press called the election for Joe Biden. But the world’s largest online video service didn’t block or remove the content. That approach differs from Twitter Inc, which has hidden conspiratorial election posts behind warnings.