More than one in four of the most viewed videos relating to Covid-19 on YouTube contains misleading or inaccurate information, a study suggests.
Researchers analysed the contents of the platform’s most widely-viewed clips as of March 21.
In the study of 69 videos, which have accumulated more than 257 million views, 19 (27.5%) were found to feature non-factual details — totalling over 62 million views.
A paper published in the BMJ Global Health journal said that good quality videos by experts and government bodies lacked popular appeal.
Google-owned YouTube has taken action to halt misinformation.
