YouTube has allowed conspiracy theories about interference with voting machines to go viral

Posted on AllSides November 13th, 2020
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YouTube has allowed users to share videos pushing false conspiracy theories alleging interference with voting machines and election computer systems. The videos have racked up millions of views, and the platform has profited from some of them.

Numerous false voter fraud conspiracy theories have circulated on social media since Election Day, including a couple claiming that the election’s technological infrastructure was hacked or tampered with. One theory falsely alleged that some kind of supercomputer named “Hammer” and a computer program called “Scorecard” were used to alter vote counts (and that...

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