YouTube Is Misleading You. Help Us Make It Better.

[@ericvicaria8648]

1:46 Stick Tom Scott's hair is a masterpiece.

[@fieldmarshal7298]

It's not Tom Scott. There was no red shirt!

[@papacci20]

Desert Crusader they’re all naked

[@leakingamps2050]

@@papacci20 As all things should be

[@Daro-Wolfe]

Absolutely

[@skycopper1336]

Ohhhhhh!!!!

[@MakeVarahHappen]

Honestly nothing is more tangible about this misinformation than telling me that you were "corrected" by a comment that cited another video with false information.

[@campkira]

in other word.. it fucking internet... not a school.. book.. and that thing also had misinfo and outdate... if you not a professional... it mean nothing..

[@ravioli3807]

Lol, that's how bad it got.

[@truthboom]

that why it's bad to argue by linking a long minutes video that is wasting people's time. But actually use words instead

[@ShuffleboardJerk]

I’ve read this comment 5 times and still don’t understand what you are trying to say. Idk if it’s a grammar thing, or I’m just too tired to read right now.

[@MakeVarahHappen]

@@ShuffleboardJerk I used voice to text and it misunderstood one of my words. I've corrected it now.

[@LearnwithAmar]

we love your channel (especially the stick figures!😉) and the amazing content and knowledge that you provide us. Thank you MinuteEarth

[@MinuteEarth]

Thank you!

[@justmona9647]

@@MinuteEarth No, THANK YOU💕

[@EntergeticalakaBot]

@@justmona9647 Awww

[@dreaddesert]

@lime crewmate I mean what would you draw as kurzgesagt, a bird?

[@daleeppannu9049]

@@MinuteEarth I love your videos there the best

[@dontcheckmychanel]

I love the way you drew CGP Grey and Tom Scott.

[@michaelrein4550]

Me too

[@maxgamesst1]

I wish I could give more than one like

[@Weretyu7777]

I like how they're drawn too.

[@prometheus7387]

Same

[@phuwitp]

Aren't we all?

[@dreamy7179]

MinuteEarth: KZbin is misleading you KZbin: *recomends this video to me* Me: *confused screaming*

[@GrandMarshalGarithos]

They used the youtube to destroy the youtube.

[@Nixontheman]

😂

[@BarbarianGod]

*reverse uno card*

[@sarcasticbookworm9352]

The irony

[@dinosaurgeeks7064]

Hahaha

[@empty_user6159]

As a Chemical Physicist and researcher myself, I identified so much with the statement that they "spend hours pouring over dozens of academic papers, sometimes just to get a single sentence right" (1:52). This resonated with my soul. Great job, everyone. We know the struggle and the amount of work that goes into every single video, and we appreciate it! Thanks for being awesome

[@yashvangala]

I love how you got the hairs of the other KZbin creators right in the stick figures

[@sebastianjost]

But why are the glasses of cgp grey missing the bottom lines? Otherwise I agree. Great attention to detail :)

[@wintersfan]

Are You A Fan Of 3Blue1Brown?

[@michaelvereker4681]

Bruh, just realized the stick figures don't have faces lol.

[@Itty-Bitty-Freakitty]

Imagination

[@lemonguy7739]

Omg ikr

[@ctg1681]

Bro same

[@polarbear6197]

THEY HADE NO FACE?

[@ernestbr9786]

No I don’t believe you

[@nipunkothare]

KZbin recommends : youtube is misleading Me: Is this another trap?

[@lucacervenka]

My thoughts exactly! 😄

[@cryochick6736]

Sadly KZbin sucks It has a practical monopoly on many kinds of videos and like the only 2 other sites that come to mind is twitch (who doesn't have a video selection much at all and is only gaming) and tiktok that is like 99% memes

[@blauwbeer556]

probably, leave the vid while you can.

[@strictlyeducationalmagick]

These experts use Factcheckers. I'm gone.

[@TornadoPro2712]

Same

[@AlejandroFlores-vi8tl]

You know a channel is accurate when they take weeks to post content

[@marinateobrien9463]

Alejandro Flores so true

[@eduardoanavarrov4840]

Even when they have a reasonable size team, like Minute Earth, they are like what more thant 20 people, and even then take weeks to make 1 well made and researched video

[@madlad255]

Not necessarily...

[@stanleystriker7065]

I took weeks to post this comment.

[@DSMWannabeLinguist]

Literally what I’ve been telling myself for months, lmao

[@andywira]

I loved all these educational channels. They really help me grow as a person, taught me how to be a critical thinker, and expand my knowledge of the world. Thank you for all you guys for the hard work!

[@carsonhunt4642]

Yea I’m not sure what minute earth’s goal was here lmao. That’s precisely the point of freedom of information combined with free speech. To learn it all, right and wrong, and to weed out the bad ideas/info. Guess they prefer the controlling of speech and thought. Could work I suppose, under the assumption the general public is too stupid to hear bad ideas (cnn’s main reasoning for twitter to censor public tweets), etc.

[@docan5248]

Carson Hunt I think they were pretty effective, clear, and reasonable in what the goal(s) of this video was(were).

[@huzaifa8665]

@@carsonhunt4642 prob is no one is weeding out the bad annd falseviideos and ppl are starting to think right is wrog annd wrong iis right. Besides the US first amendment doesn't mean false content on these platforms can be protected by the law. A lot of ppl misunderstand what freedom of speech is

[@carsonhunt4642]

Huzaifa Bukhari freedom of speech has never once meant controlled narratives. Literally having any party whatsoever define the “correct” stuff for you, while censoring other sources... is EXACTLY what freedom of speech was about. A lot deeper than just some idiot saying some dumb shit. It’s about the principles.

[@carsonhunt4642]

Sam O i suppose that’s true, however while they obviously leaned left, I didn’t think they’d come out as full support for speech censoring, platform controlling, and controlled narratives for the public by big media 😂 To be fair, if they can convince why the general public is too stupid to have such freedoms perhaps I’d be inclined. But assuming we’re all stupid fucks who prefer our sources of info controlled for no legit reason is stupid.

[@CarsSimplified]

"KZbin is misleading you" is a great random recommendation from KZbin.

[@JohnEP223]

"Research shows that people trust KZbin..." Now THERE'S your problem.

[@KuK137]

The problem is the flood of the anti-science, xenophobic, lying right wing bile. Eliminate that and you will fix 90% of what is wrong with KZbin.

[@rensoliemans143]

To be honest, I've learned a lot about things from KZbin. Whether it's about black holes, quantum physics, human history, or even hotly debated topics like climate change. Additionally, it gives a voice for people of marginalised groups which can otherwise not reach the same amount of people with ease. I realise that it isn't ideal to let an ad-based for-profit company steer your knowledge and views, and I think that your comment was also a bit exaggerated on purpose, but I think it's too simple to say that it's bad that people trust KZbin.

[@JohnEP223]

Perhaps KZbin could become more trustworthy if they created an internal Ministry of Truth to help steer the algorithms.

[@hedgehog3180]

@@rensoliemans143 I mean the problem is that people trust KZbin itself to be reliable. It's one thing to trust individual videos but it's another to just trust the platform itself. And that's generally a problem, but this is basically an education issue, to few schools in the US teach proper critical thinking and source skepticism. I'm not gonna pretend that other countries are perfect but it's definitely notable that in other countries whether or not Covid-19 exists and whether climate change exists is not a debate. In general people need to learn to be critical of information they receive and to do some basic fact checking, but it's generally easy to just accept things that support your beliefs.

[@inaki5989]

Rens Oliemans i know this has nothing to do, but according to what you say you learned... do you watch Kurzgesagt?

[@wilianrodrigues5280]

1:40 Who else would love to see a collab of many educational channels onto a single topic which transforms each animation style between each creator Ik it’s improbable but I can dream

[@MuzikBike]

if they could make youtube rewind like that maybe i'd bother to watch it

[@MinuteEarth]

Let's just say, keep your eyes peeled for an upcoming video ...

[@papaboot8076]

You mean similar to captain disillusion's "Chinese Invisibility Cloak Hoax DESTROYED!!!"- video? If you don't know it - check it out

[@wilianrodrigues5280]

PAPABOOT I loved that video

[@wilianrodrigues5280]

MinuteEarth Wait what Are you going to do something like that? If so then that would be amazing seeing educational channels that I loved to watch all to be collaborating on a single topic to all spread awareness all at once

[@bigstronkbee]

KZbin: **Puts this in my recommendations**

[@lootgodamn5721]

They played themselves

[@jannesgerits5190]

I love all the subtle jokes hidden in the staff expertises

[@smackingshir1s]

Were the gay rights true though? That would be cool!

[@Weretyu7777]

I love the guy who was apparently an expert in both Nordic skiing and bluegrass fiddle.

[@MSTURF]

*r a c e w a l k i n g*

[@NinjaWatermelon42]

@@Weretyu7777 that would be Henry, the founder and maker of MinutePhysics

[@aprill8361]

*c o f f e e*

[@tufigeat1781]

Fake Videos: Spend 12 minutes Minute Earth: Spend 12 hours Kurzgesagt: Spend a WHOPPING 1200 HOURS

[@jurajsintaj6644]

But it mostly form animation. animation and fact checking take stupid amounts of time.

[@prithvirajb1953]

I don't think MinuteEarth take just 12 hrs. It's gotta be more. They don't release a video every 3 days or something right

[@enderjed2523]

Kurzgesagt has heckin epic music, smooth as heck animation, and a lotta educational info. They spend 12 heckin months, and somehow compact it into less time.

[@uddeshyaagrawal3841]

@@prithvirajb1953 I think that OP is just trying to relate everything with 12 because of Kurzgesagt's 1200hrs video

[@nac-1]

@@enderjed2523 they have a huge huge HUGE production team, I have a friend of a friend that works with them, and they have several videos in different stages of completion, thats how they are able to produce videos quicker

[@DExtra73]

"This is made easier by the fact that many members of our own staff are experts....." BEEEEEES!!

[@wongsiuyinmax]

BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!!

[@Ro_Gaming]

*BEES!*

[@MinuteEarth]

We're glad you found your way to MinuteEarth - your support means a lot! Want to become our Patreon or member on KZbin? Just visit www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth or click "JOIN". Thanks!

[@evilcanofdrpepper]

*COUGH COUGH Prager U The U stands for Uninformed not University...

[@swiftdragonrider]

this stuff seems important.

[@dudezgamez550]

19 hours?

[@angelmainaccount2507]

The fact that y'all didn't ad my boy kurzgesagt is such disrespect and i can't

[@KnowNot_Name]

DudezGamez says how in the video

[@gardenhead92]

This is an important video, but it only addresses one side of the equation: the content creators. The content consumers are often just as guilty for believing in misinformation. They’re not innocent victims misled by bad actors, but often deliberately seek out the most conspiratorial, least scientific information because it makes them feel good or special. I know this sounds harsh but it’s what I’ve gathered from interacting with these people.

[@rogerwilco2]

Good point.

[@MonkOrMan]

But you can’t change people. You can only change yourself, or help the right content creators.

[@Hirome_Satou]

@@MonkOrMan Oh they'll certainly try to change people. That's what the gulags are for. First comes suppressing jokes, then comes labeling things misinformation, then comes saying you're right and everything else is wrong, then comes saying that free speech is illegal speech, then you're guilty of believing misinformation and being put in the gulag rather than just simply being wrong about something.

[@Lucan47]

@@Hirome_Satou Your brain has apparently already gone to the gulag and hasn't returned... This is so sad.

[@WanderTheNomad]

@@Hirome_Satou That sounds like a strawman.

[@friggo3869]

Minute Earth: “No! You can’t just make misleading videos just to get views” Misleading KZbin channels: “Haha, views go bbrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr”

[@Nylspider]

The only reason you would make a video for views is if the video doesn't actually affect people and is just there to exist (think Let's Play content. It really is just there to entertain the viewer, not inform them) but videos that make claims about real world things like ocean boundaries should never be misleading

[@Douglas12ds54]

@@Nylspider Bro... Take it easy. It's just a meme

[@MAA-kw4ez]

:(

[@Nylspider]

@@Douglas12ds54 uh, it was my statement on the topic of misleading videos lol

[@cavemann_]

thoughty2 goes brrrr

[@ArgentavisMagnificens]

This video is inaccurate and misleading, Tom Scott isn't wearing a red shirt

[@dallanledford6364]

Truly a great magician!

[@flame6290]

Is this a joke or something

[@thephoenix6651]

Sean Jullian Dizon if you're not being sarcastic and actually asking , YES it's a joke!!..

[@flame6290]

@@thephoenix6651Wwho is tom scott. Sorry if im asking obvious answers. Is tom scott a person in this channel?

[@potatoking2161]

Sean Jullian Dizon he’s his own informative channel

[@outside8312]

I feel like we need a *Trusted Educational Channel* tick or banner that KZbin could award to vetted channels

[@Coryn02]

The only issue I have with this idea is that KZbin would be doing the deciding, and I doubt they would be honest with it. They might ascribe the tag to a channel it doesn't apply to, or base recommendations on its presence (or absence) to favor channels that make more ad revenue.

[@agweber]

In the meantime, I rely on the channels that I deem trustworthy mentioning other channels to find new content

[@outside8312]

@@Coryn02 it could be a community thing where channel that have the validation are called upon to check out new channel that are applying for it and give their opinion. And an honours system where they could also safely report validated channels that they believe have committed academic misconduct

[@CorporalDirge]

And we can let the Ministry of Truth determine who gets it.

[@Natibe_]

Jeff Roberts better than the ministry of money. Your freedom of speech and discussion is already deliberately limited on this platform. It’s called the KZbin algorithm, and it decides exactly who and what gets a voice based on what gets clicks that sell products. How is that not oppression of speech just like a fact checker?

[@dougthedonkey1805]

*sees Tom Scott and CGP grey* Okay, I’m starting to like this video

[@HBKnowItAll]

Check out Plainrock124’s latest video! It has the cameo of the Gamer From Mars!

[@dougthedonkey1805]

@Honeybunny /ハニーバニー why

[@HBKnowItAll]

DougtheDonkeyTV just trust me.

[@dougthedonkey1805]

@Honeybunny /ハニーバニー sorry man, I don’t think I will

[@Insert-thing-here-Fan]

Im to inpasient to re-watch the video again, were is it

[@Leonium797]

I'm frustrated there isn't a list of misleading channels, it would be very handy.

[@weirdernow]

It's not misleading channels, it's misleading *videos*

[@Oscar-vs5yw]

I don't think people can make a list of misleading channels as, there's simply too many misleading channels. Also to the person above me, there are absolutely purposefully misleading channels that try to misinform you for their benefit.

[@user-kj2fj8qr9l]

@Ryan Roshan For a sec I thought you meant singingbanana

[@JJTE134]

There is just way to many to list, most coming from content farms who have likely over 100 Channels on KZbin and likely to have million of subscribers

[@twotimesj6478]

KZbin: recommends this video It hurt itself it it’s confusion!

[@christineli4445]

Your a pokemon fan right?

[@julzbehr6696]

KZbin doesn’t hurt itself, it’s not trying to mislead you, it just only cares, that you don’t click away the ads and stay on the page as long as possible

[@tlgmc1908]

@@julzbehr6696 Pokemon

[@codinghub3759]

iteslf in* it's

[@javieralejandrotrianapaz6343]

FAIL

[@azaria_phd]

0:37 the first comment is right though: the Atlanta ocean doesn't mix with the Pacific. In fact, it's not even made of water, but rather soil and skyscrapers and humans. The reason they don't mix is because Atlanta is in Georgia.

[@lyngs]

Peer reviewed > KZbin viewed

[@ananrutii]

Video: KZbin is misleading you. KZbin: *recommends this to me*

[@baloch78]

*confused screaming

[@andreiryancaballero8327]

KZbin:You could not live with your own failure. Where did that bring you? Back to me.

[@someonedotdotdot7908]

yeah same here!

[@bevanfindlay]

Oh gosh, the "people trust KZbin" thing is horrible. I've lost count of how many times I've had people try and argue based on a KZbin video, or used a KZbin video to back up a clearly flawed argument (probably mostly to do with climate change). So, thank you. Your quality does show (interestingly, I recognised and watch a good chunk of the channels you noted as allies. It is possible to recognise value from garbage, but it does take work).

[@ridleycombs]

Well now I _definitely_ have to do a "first!" post!

[@MinuteEarth]

*hops out of TARDIS* 👋

[@michaela644]

Oh cool

[@wallywallendo]

Your are the first

[@kylefielder9664]

Wait 18 hours ago.

[@kylefielder9664]

That’s so cool

[@stormysamreen7062]

*misinforming videos* KZbin: *someone says the work "frick"* KZbin: "Now that is an Avengers level threat"

[@Melonist]

L

[@pantsshitter533]

money really has the ability to fuck with morals, doesn't it?

[@Saipan2297]

Yujin Mizoguchi It does, even Elon lost his mind launching a f*cking car into space (this is a joke, but seriously it does something to people)

[@jypsridic]

I know right, and people are asking for even more censorship in this very video. It's pretty disgusting.

[@aienbalosaienbalos4186]

Do you think it would be better if youtube decided what was “true” and what was “false”?

[@SpaceDave1337]

"terrible puns" Nobo they are really good

[@rajbagwe3732]

Now I realised where those time traveler comments were coming from.

[@codinghub3759]

Same

[@justtolivecomment]

Tons of articles for 1 single statement - Yep, boys and girls, this is the essence of scientific information exchange. No matter if you are making a youtube video, writing a book, an article, PhD thesis or, in a perfect world, just discussing something with your friends

[@CarsSimplified]

Citation needed

[@Simon-xl1yz]

Well, here's a comment to raise engagement. First time seeing your channel, and I subscribed, what you're doing to the youtube-community is great! Thank you. Oh and, this was recommended to me, so I hope that's a good sign!

[@everest5718]

I love how they made the KZbin play button look like a giant nose.

[@hippityhoppity9563]

It's a subtle reference to jews, top kek! - 4chan user, 2020

[@hanque4684]

@@hippityhoppity9563 that actually makes sense since 4chan is pretty medieval. Weird languages, anonymity, gore everywhere, lazy-greased men, and of course hating on jews

[@labdhisharma5396]

Minute Earth: KZbin is misleading KZbin recommends me this video Me: confusion 100

[@alexwolfeboy]

The most half-as... half-butt way KZbin could at least start to solve this, us have channels be able to be marked as educational, with a strict policy and requirements they must pass. Even if KZbin doesn’t fact check after, and only does the initial “entry test”, that could help reduce the large number of cheaply made false videos, and by prioritising these “verified educational” channels, it could help users!

[@razbender1379]

1:47 Tom scott was born for talking

[@bucketlauncher1237]

Are you still watching the video

[@prithvimadugula1993]

I dont understand your comment. please explain.

[@razbender1379]

@@prithvimadugula1993 Tom Scott is an educational youtuber, and I highly recommend his content duo to the fact that he is very good, and very professional.

[@prithvimadugula1993]

@@razbender1379 yes. I know that. I do watch tom scott. But it seems there is some inside joke in the comment, which I don't get.

[@prithvimadugula1993]

@@diptoneelde836 yes. I know that. I do watch tom scott. But it seems there is some inside joke in the comment, which I don't get.

[@nhalil]

Those mislead peoples would probably never see this video.

[@nakupovani1]

I’m an expert in laziness and forgetting to sleep then screaming that I didn’t get any sleep

[@just_some_random_guy3133]

2:13 the second guy is expert in visual information, empathy , math and.....overwatch!? One of the things is definitely different

[@quahntasy]

*Irony is that KZbin recommended this video to me* Confused screaming

[@birdyalion8404]

This comment was stolen, so i disliked it

[@ihaventshoweredforayearbut247]

Who cares if it's stolen ? If one person spreads an idea almost no one will get it, if multiple people do then more people are exposed to it. You all are just dumb.

[@YoavMilikow]

@@birdyalion8404 lol what does disliking a comment even do?

[@jazzysoggy12]

Birdyalion the dislike is a placebo

[@birdyalion8404]

@@jazzysoggy12 ur mom's a placebo

[@jacobmcguire9174]

I agree 100% with this. Clickbait and misleading KZbin video titles and video photos for things that are science based. It really kicks up a lot of dust and makes it hard to sort out the right and wrong videos because the clickbait video will have just as much, or more, popularity as the more honest one.

[@alin_ilies]

There is a problem with how information is spreading on KZbin. Good information could be blocked by the algorithm ( or not shown at all), while fake-news is spreading. Also there could be problem of the level of education of some creators ( or lack of morals).

[@blurrrrrr44]

How would you know what some people believe if they are silenced? Sometimes i watch laughable stuff for fun.

[@random55912]

Who decides between good and bad information? KZbin? They might not always know whats bad or good. Some even turn to the bible to tell them XD

[@Peizxcv]

Many KZbin "educators" seem to be just high school/college students that's very enthusiastic about a field. Once money starts flowing in and they turn KZbin into a career, they have to keep pumping out videos for the money. All the channels hosted by Simon Whistler have the same (bad) research staff and Simon just read his script without understand what he is reading

[@Lucan47]

@@diptoneelde836 It has been shown that the algorithm used to favor more radical videos, regardless of topic. As in, whatever you were watching, it would recommend you a similar video but more intense.

[@scrappymark]

People are the problem. People need to, as a whole, do a better job at discerning facts from fiction using basic logic. Then, support (subscribe) to the more credible channels

[@thisisahumanlol8255]

The Onion is another very informational channel on KZbin.

[@legendarytat8278]

Completely serious and totally non-satirical.

[@taufiqutomo]

They didn't use to be factual and informational, but the world has changed and they slowly start getting more and more videos turn from wrong to correct.

[@theoheinrich529]

@@taufiqutomo We live in a punchline timeline.

[@CarsSimplified]

If The Hard Times still made videos right now, they probably would have been kicked off the platform. They've been outdoing The Onion lately.

[@taufiqutomo]

@@CarsSimplified imma check that channel

[@rinaelcruz3572]

0:24 First video is from Nicolas besharah Second video is from bright side Third video is from # mind warehouse

[@ajdogz5088]

It's terribly upsetting that I watched the last two many times before either I got bored of them or discovered the truth, there is probably some things that I believe that I forgot came from those channels.

[@Xenunnaki]

I wonder which side of the fence Sam O'Nella Academy is on

[@ellestuff6318]

The good side, he's just saying things that can only be showed with more grotesque stick figures.

[@hedgehog3180]

I mean it's an entertainment channel first and foremost. He mostly talks about wacky stories, they're maybe not wrong but he's also not like an actual historian. Just take it as entertainment and don't base any wider beliefs on it and it should be fine. I also find him fun but I just remember that he's mainly about presenting a fun wacky story, not serious historical education.

[@mrkm6646]

Sam O'nella academy, Dovahhatty, and Overly Sarcastic Productions kinda fall in a category of historical re-interpretation.

[@toastbrot21016]

Still people are looking for videos which talk about their own perspective. Everybody gets what they want and not what they need. Like flat earth or aliens...

[@casparvoncampenhausen5249]

I was so happy, when Tom Scott was taken as a example for a good educational channel (1:42)

[@marcsidanparker2373]

And CGP Grey yay, anyone know who the other two are?

[@peterknutsen3070]

Marcsidan Parker No, I don’t recognize those two. The 5th one, in the middle, might be Crash Course, but it’s hard to tell.

[@jaykiknavenaga2121]

People love misinformation because it's more bizzare and potentially controversy-discussion. Bizzare facts make our world seems more colorful and amazing than it is. It seems to have an opposing effect on physics though. Maybe that's because physics laws are hard to grasp for lay people. Also I loved the penguins 🐧🐧🐧🐧

[@Theres_No_PlanetB]

If only college was more than I could earn from working a job all year.

[@wamsang7818]

KZbin should really feature good videos more. Example: Kurzgesagt

[@NetAndyCz]

KZbin features what people watch and share, as they sell more ads that way:)

[@009sonalisophiebilung9]

I'm also a big,big! Fan of kurzgesagt, their illustrations are so accurate about hypothetical theorems, principle and formulas.🧡

[@blacktimhoward4322]

That's a very low level channel compared to the ones recommended in this video

[@ravioli3807]

@@blacktimhoward4322 Are you sure? It's really good. The animations are accurate, the only complaint I have is the topics that they choose.

[@majorfallacy5926]

@@blacktimhoward4322 kurzgesagt probably has the highest production value out of all education-entertainment channels and the animation quality is only beaten by 3blue1brown and primer

[@jaxtrogames3256]

1:37 You see CGP Grey there holding the video Witch planet is the closest.

[@melody._.3251]

Which? Nah Witch? Yep

[@callmerink9444]

This is why I love Minute earth

[@kachucho872]

Don't you guys know? Clickbait and 10+ minute videos has been the meta for years.

[@danielbakergill]

Spoken like someone who truly has not been using the Internet for very long

[@ChadMojito]

I was really confused at first why they were talking about "fat face" videos. Turns out the guy actually says "fact based" which makes much more sense

[@d0gbug]

I enjoyed reading all the stuff about y’all at 2:13

[@DrDrake-kz7js]

Same here

[@vigglewiggle5396]

Wish i could tell who is who. Guy all the way to the left is a fellow music theory nerd! Imagine if MinuteEarth did music theory videos!

[@olbradley]

1:28 I mean it's pretty hard to prevent misinformation and not catch something else in the cross-heir. Often times when people try to get rid of misinformation it ends up just straight up censoring content whether it be truthful, good or otherwise. It's a very delicate balance and unfortunately that's just how the internet works.

[@MaxTax_]

Yeah, and then some people would end up growing paranoid of the censorship and think that the truth is being hidden from them. Maybe some sort of credibility rating system instead of a censorship system could work better? If not, better education on misinformation and how to deal with it seems like another solution.

[@DeathnoteBB]

Are you joking? Other sites do it pretty well, like Wikipedia. KZbin has the resources for it.

[@Daekar3]

The solution to speech you don't like is more speech. Having KZbin act as the gatekeeper to make sure that people only see what you consider the truth is incredibly dangerous. They already do enough censorship. That said, love the channel.

[@elizabethdavis1696]

1:36 which channels are shown there?

[@emielverbeeren8181]

Tom Scott and CGP Gray are the ones I can recognise

[@casparvoncampenhausen5249]

Tom Scott, CGP grey (and two others) You should totally check them out, they're awesome

[@danielyussof4490]

From left to right is Sabrina, Tom scott, CGP grey and draw curiosity

[@emielverbeeren8181]

@I exist yes, my mistake :)

[@sidney4747]

i think the farthest back one is either scishow or crash course

[@coolchannel44]

LOL WHO ELSE LITERALLY JUST SAW THE OCEANS DON'T MIX VIDEO BUT DOUBTED IT STRONGLY

[@realkekz]

LOL WHO ELSE IS FISHING FOR LIKES

[@Nugcon]

Minecraft biomes be like

[@julzbehr6696]

Wow, this is one of the very few videos talking about this issue without just saying “the algorithm is a terrible creation that loves bad things and hates legitimate things” thank you so much Stickman

[@blurrrrrr44]

If you stop people watching videos on 'miss-informative' videos then how will people get an idea of what some people believe? Just be cause you watch one, doesn't mean you'll believe it.

[@delliardo583]

Artist: How many times can I paste the Hyena image into this video? IT'S FOR A GOOD CAUSE!

[@LetsPlayCrazy]

*engages to help* just a quick word on the side: It is not youtubes job to factcheck videos or recommend the fact checked ones. Neither is it for facebook or twitter to censor others, no matter how wrong they are. They can... but then they are interfering with free speech and equality. It is up to the parents to teach kids that not everything they see is correct. And that sometimes, they have to research for themselves. Which is why I fact check every video where I have reason to believe that they are wrong, misinformative or badly worded. It's not a perfect solution, since things that I already thought were true, but might not be don't get sorted out. But it is better than demanding platforms to fact check for you.

[@jasminerusmane6283]

When I saw CGP Grey with his "Which planet is the mostest closest to the earth?" My heart melt

[@009sonalisophiebilung9]

Mostest?.... wrong grammar🙄

[@imveryangryitsnotbutter]

@@009sonalisophiebilung9 You must be a hoot at parties.

[@thatoneguy8966]

So cute

[@supernukey419]

Sonali sophie Bilung it’s for the sake of rhyming and fun

[@scptime1188]

@@009sonalisophiebilung9 it was a refrence to the vid that OP was talking about.

[@scanerang]

So how do we differentiate between wel and non researched videos?

[@sebastianjost]

Check the description for linked sources. Also look at the channel's other videos. There is not a very easy way but usually all trustful creators have links to move material about the subject in their description. That does at least sort out a few videos presenting wrong information.

[@kf10147]

A lot misinformative videos also have highly edited/doctored thumbnails that do not appear in the video. Pay attention to if the info makes sense and see what channels they associate themselves with. Most of the good channels know each other and collaborate/cameo. Finding out the person who started the channel can also help by seeing their educational background. A lot of the reputable people have an undergrad science degree with further education in science communication or their field of choice. This isn't always true (Tom Scott has a linguistics degree for instance) Best of luck!

[@ravioli3807]

A tip, avoid videos that are churned out, like 1 per day. Cough, cough, bright side.

[@oliverwilson11]

Use subscriptions, not algorithmic recommendations. Subscribe to channels that are cited or recommended by other channels. If something sounds unlikely, look it up

[@bananahat3350]

I think it might help if you check out more information on them and ask yourself a few questions. Like, who’s making this video? Is it possible they have other motives (like if a coal factory were to make a video about global warming or something)? What type of content are they producing? Does their evidence and stuff match up to what other professionals are saying? What types of sources are they using?

[@JW-rw5zb]

Thanks!

[@tqit0210]

2:29 "Good grief... apple genetics are much more complicated than marine life, especially with all the misinformation on KZbin."

[@omniscientcammaleon9477]

Hmmm... I see you are a mam of culture as well Srry for the overused meme.

[@arjun_amin]

KZbin needs more channels like you guys! Keep up the great work y’all!

[@contactsamsim]

"youtube is misleading you!" Me listening to some guy on youtube say that:so am i getting mislead by youtube because i am watching youtube or is youtube scolding itself? PARADOCKS

[@willchase5692]

It’s spelled paradox and please don’t use this format in comments, thank you

[@amineaboutalib]

@@willchase5692 thatsthejoke.jpge

[@achil.least.cyanide]

*vsauce music plays* edit:spelling

[@luciaryan6063]

0:06 the stick figure on the left has the colors of the trans pride flag (not sure if intentional or no) 2:14 second text in the first column says gay rights!

[@KuraIthys]

I'm not sure what your point is? Especially the second one. In context 'many of our own staff are experts in all sorts of stuff'. Pretty clear what that text is implying in context with that... The stick figure... Eh. That could go either way. Still, are you pointing this out for a reason?

[@cosmopoiesecriandomundos7446]

@@KuraIthys There are comments here pointing out all sorts of things and little "easter eggs"(?), like also "overwatch" and Tom Scott's hair.

[@Blackholefourspam]

@@KuraIthys It's probably more likely intentional than not. It wouldn't be out of character for them, it is pride month and they have done it before. Case and point, the trans and bi flags on the computers in their AC video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJPLfXV4mNJlfMk

[@RandomThingsForFun16]

Hi! Love your videos Who do you trust? Comments?

[@timtijmen1672]

Minute earth, Its okay to be smart, Tom scott and Minutephysics

[@CG_Hali]

I would also add these to the list of well researched channels: Crash Course, the PBS Digital series, Mental Floss is a good one for getting rid of old outdated 'common knowledge' that proved inaccurate, SciShow, CGP Grey...

[@fanban2926]

kurzgesagt

[@fanban2926]

@@timtijmen1672 kurzgesagt

[@fanban2926]

@@CG_Hali kurzgesagt

[@houndoom8465]

This is the unfortunate point where you all make nice passionate accurate working content. While others try to ram false info down people’s throats.. keep it up, yer doin this place a grand service.

[@sufferfr0mlag506]

0:38 that channel mentioned is bright side I think

[@CatMan-dz7xl]

I wouldn't be surprised

[@user-tzzglsstle585e38]

Internet in general need to be tidied up from misleading informations but that might be too big of a task for now so KZbin is a good place to start.

[@useodyseeorbitchute9450]

Already "fighting misinformation" is being used as handy tool for fighting political opponents of oligarchs from Silicon Valley. I don't think that's a good idea to request what would be in practice more censorship.

[@ranbirsingh7605]

That's the reason I always check for link to academic papers if I am checking some science based video.

[@ScytheNoire]

Stupidity is contagious, and the first lie often wins.

[@hopelessdecoy]

Saying the first lie kinda implies everyone lies, is the last lie better?

[@ScytheNoire]

@@hopelessdecoy No. "First lie wins" is based on human cognitive studies about how most human minds will accept what they are told, build cognitive structures in their brain about that item, and then it becomes hard to destroy those mental links. And if a person already had a biased towards the lie, then the links are even stronger, the lie is more effective, because it reinforces the mental links we already have. But it's true of many untruths. Many people still think humans only use 10% of their brain or that we eat X number of spiders a year in our sleep, simply because they heard these lies early on and their brain refuses to break the mental bonds.

[@technetium9653]

So my question is what SHOULD KZbin do, it physically can't vet every single upload there's not enough man hours or qualified people to do so, it can't make a bot since people like you dislike bots and they are prone to false positives, there's no solution

[@vidblogger12]

Well we couldn’t make a consistently working bot for that anyway. As Tom Scott once said, “there is no algorithm for truth.”

[@technetium9653]

@@vidblogger12 it's a no solution question

[@jslasher5330]

We as a whole could put the content we conusme to a higher standard and try to check the facts that we choose to belive instead of blindly acceptting the first thing we hear that sounds about right. I dont mean to sound like a jerk but "fake news" is as old as news itself, people really should do the vetting for thier belifes themselves.

[@royriley6282]

KZbin can't legally do it. They are a platform not a publisher. This is why science channels should stick to science. They are misleading people about the Law while complaining about people being mislead about science.

[@jeremydavis3631]

@Roy Riley Are you sure about that? I'm unfamiliar with the legal requirements of a global business like KZbin, but as a private company, I'd expect them to have the legal authority to decide whether to remove something from their own website. In fact, there are specific types of things that they don't allow in videos even if they're legal in most places, such as pornography. I wouldn't be surprised if the terms of service explicitly stated that they could remove a video or an entire channel without notice for any or no reason at all. I'd expect that to hold up at least in a U.S. court for two reasons: (1) it's their own website, to do with pretty much as they please; and (2) Google has plenty of money to hire lawyers and lobby for legislative changes, which does, unfortunately, have the effect of making the law more lenient for them. I've heard people complain about KZbin limiting people's right to free speech, but the U.S. Constitution only guarantees that the government won't do that. KZbin isn't even obligated to have a website, much less to host someone's video on it. I don't know if that was where you were coming from, but it's a common enough complaint that some reader will probably think it. I'm also unaware of a legal distinction between a platform and a publisher, but I'm no expert, so it might exist for all I know. If anything, I'd expect the rules for a platform to be looser so that they don't have to vet everything on the site, whereas a publisher is assumed to have done that and agreed to some extent with everything that is accepted for publication. It seems to me that KZbin has in this case just gone with the easier, more profitable option of doing nothing, as we should expect any for-profit company to do, no laws required.

[@mangomations]

1. I'm new to this channel 2. I love it 3. Subscribed 4. Watched almost 50 vids (binged) 5. I'm an animal lover Over all 👌👏👍

[@Ro_Gaming]

*y e s*

[@ImCaveJohnson]

Minuteearth is great. Keep up the hard work I appreciate it all thank you.

[@disruptivetimes8738]

While its unfortunate that a lot of channels spout nonsense, it still is a mirror of how people act. This channel might be smart, but not everyone is smart. Actually, very few are. There will always be enough people that believe whatever you tell them an dont bother if its right or wrong. This is how humans are. This is how we always been. Dont complain about the swamp, it wont go away and neither should it.

[@MakusinMeringue]

"Common sense isn't that common"

[@danielhale1]

I remember years ago KZbin would fill every science video's recommended bar with hysterical pseudo-science videos. It was cringy looking through the list after (or while) watching a much more serious and researched video on space or geology or the ocean or physics, and I spent years refusing to click any of them. I distrusted their recommendations heavily because they were all _always_ bunk science. They've cleaned up their act a *lot* since then and props to them for the progress they've made, but clearly there's still work to do.

[@juliocamacho8354]

2:09 "Many members of our own staff are Experts in all sorts of stuff"... define "expert"

[@saturn7437]

When they said "expert," I think they meant "actively working in the field" They're well versed, and no matter what you think, they are.

[@scptime1188]

@@saturn7437 although a few of those labels were jokes about their hobbies (e.g palindromes)

[@Yellowolfgaming101]

Ironic how this appeared in our recommendations

[@MegaAgamon]

There is a flaw with the youtube algorithm. It recommends what we already like. Do like science and educational content you get science and education content. You support conspirqc theories you get conspiracy theories.

[@skittlez0496]

2:06 : Turtle? : Turtle.

[@akashboinpally4389]

The misleading videos: Bright Side, Bright Side, and Bright Side

[@r4fa3l59]

I HATE BRIGHTSIDE

[@codinghub3759]

@@r4fa3l59 Hey, you are also a programmer, from your python logo

[@codinghub3759]

And yeah, The defenation of fake is Bright Side

[@r4fa3l59]

@@codinghub3759 Yes i am.

[@r4fa3l59]

@@codinghub3759 Yep

[@Sumanitu]

Man that made me so mad when the person commented that your video about oceans was wrong. Been a long time fan of the minute physics channel but realized I wasn't subscribed to this one. Fixed! :3

[@TheNathanDrawdy]

Last time I was this early, I was born 7 weeks early.

[@PatricioHondagneuRoig]

Well, my token of appreciation is by translating the title, description and subtitles of this video to Spanish to help you reach a larger audience. Thanks for all your work guys!

[@merik2001]

I used to watch a channel called the infographics show and for the longest time and never really had any major issues with their information, that was until they made a video talking about the sultana steamship disaster. I myself have actually heavily researched this topic and I was mindblown by all the errors they made, what pissed me off the most is that they said that the disaster happened because of "government corruption" which not only did they not justify in any way, it's not even true. At no point did government corruption play any part in the sinking of the sultana. After watching that trainwreck I proceeded to fact check pretty much every other video I've watched from them and I could not believe just how bad it was, sometimes it seems like they didn't even research the topic at all and just based them off other youtube videos.

[@randomsht5340]

My science exam is A-! Because of you i can now pass highschool. Thank you so much for those stick figure science, its Just help me to understand than reading, so thank you MinuteEarth💕💕

[@NUMBR1_CHEEKYFAN]

Good job on your exam!

[@randomsht5340]

Hahah! Thanks

[@usernametaken017]

1:25 *cough* _infographics show_ *cough*

[@j41sh4]

So is BrightSide correct because I watch it a lot

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

Nope

[@fennlyxerxich7091]

Neat, a JoJo reference at 2:25

[@bongobliss5795]

I thought i was the only one who noticed , usually the comments would be flooded by jojo fans lol

[@dundee6402]

I thought you meant JoJo the singer of "Leave (Get Out)" so I was very confused at first lol.

[@MK-dr7dx]

Now I have to see if Minute Earth has any videos about marine biology.

[@SpanishGarbo]

Needs more ambiguity on whether the hat is part of the hair or not.

[@jyotisrivastava1122]

0:28 I found Brightside and also thx for showing Kurzgesagt.

[@anaksamanananggal3940]

True informational video:weeks to months to finish Minuteearth:weeks to months Brightside:one hour?!?!😱😱

[@bunnet6670]

"KZbin Is Misleading You" *While On KZbin*

[@redpepper74]

hanna the werewolf Are you misleading me??

[@Nicholas-yy6df]

KZbin recommended this to me ;)

[@DemigodoftheSea]

Unfortunately because of the way things work, there's no real alternative to reach large numbers of people. KZbin doesn't have a competitor, nor can one really crop up.

[@Arranus]

@@DemigodoftheSea cough cough twitch is an competitor