Climate misinformation videos remain on YouTube and TikTok
The gist
Science Feedback and Maldita.es found over 300 climate misinformation videos on YouTube and TikTok.
The report questions whether the platforms enforce their own climate rules.
How it unfolded
- 2021YouTube says it does not allow ads on content that contradicts the scientific consensus on climate change.
- Dec 2021Science Feedback checked 36 videos weeks after YouTube's rule took effect; of the 20 that fell under Google's own definition, half were still monetised.
- Oct 13, 2026A joint investigation by Science Feedback and Fundación Maldita.es reported more than 300 climate misinformation videos in French and Spanish; YouTube never answered, and TikTok restricted only a small minority and overturned none of its decisions on appeal.