![]() elections was a staple narrative in the Spanish-language misinformation sphere. The false claim that the Dominion voting systems are linked to the supposed manipulation of U.S. The additional 28 videos listed below – which racked up more than 1.6 million views combined – spread egregious election misinformation during the 2020 presidential election cycle. Spanish-language YouTube videos spreading election fraud narratives Additionally, on right-wing Spanish-language radio and social media, many prominent personalities have fearmongered this summer about election interference by Democrats in the upcoming midterms, including personalities that have significant YouTube presences. Other YouTubers baselessly claimed that there will be violence from the left if Republicans win this November. YouTube channels like Americano Media’s Isabel Cuervo’s account have already started spreading skepticism about the midterm elections, saying that “corrupt” NGOs allegedly manage the vote and that the Democratic party is trying to “cover up the reality” of an election that has yet to happen. In total we have found 40 videos containing violative content regarding election integrity, including the 12 videos that were previously reported in the two prior pieces of content and another 28 additional videos reported below. Media Matters has identified dozens of additional videos since those original reports that spread a plethora of election fraud narratives on Spanish-language YouTube, which have been repeatedly debunked in the past, including the Georgia suitcase ballot dumping conspiracy theory and the claim that dead people voted in 2020. However, platforms like YouTube will often roll out a policy too late and still not enforce their policies uniformly. YouTube has explicit election misinformation policies and has committed to combating Spanish-language election misinformation ahead of the midterms. ![]() from China and Mexico, 1.8 million “ghost voters” voted in 2020, 66,248 minors voted, and that a crime boss made 300,000 fake ballots for now-President Joe Biden. YouTube allowed four videos from the previous reports to remain on the platform, even though their central claims included that fraudulent ballots were coming to the U.S. elections, building on two pieces of previous reporting that highlighted 12 videos that promoted false narratives about supposedly fraudulent votes in the 2020 elections. While the five "main members" most frequently collaborate together, there are other YouTubers who collaborate with them and are also considered to be members of the boys.Media Matters has identified dozens more Spanish-language YouTube videos spreading misinformation about U.S. The five members who collaborate the most frequently together are: While all maintain their own separate channels, a joint channel titled "The Boys" was set up on the 8th of August, where presumably they will upload their collaborations. The Boys are a collaborate group who often make videos together either playing games or doing reactions (most notably TikToks and fanfics).īased in Australia and the United States, their videos involve skits and scenarios, and much of their comedy comes from the Boys interactions with each other. ![]() The Boys - Green Gang (Official Music Video) “
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