YouTube Keeps Up Video Falsely Calling Sydney Massacre Survivor a Crisis Actor

A Google executive told an inquiry that a YouTube video falsely claiming a wounded survivor of an antisemitic massacre in Sydney is a crisis actor made up with fake blood meets the platform's community standards and will stay online. The video spreads conspiracy theories about the attack. The decision has drawn criticism from those calling for better protection of victims from disinformation.

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