YouTube to remove unfounded Brazil vote fraud videos


YouTube is removing videos by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, over his unfounded accusations of fraud in the Brazil 2018 elections. — Reuters

YouTube said Tuesday it would remove videos with unfounded accusations of fraud in Brazil's 2018 elections, a claim President Jair Bolsonaro has repeatedly made as he gears up to seek reelection this year.

Bolsonaro won the 2018 presidential vote, but claims without evidence his margin of victory would have been larger if not for widespread fraud in Brazil's electronic voting system.

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