YouTube Removes US Capitol Riot Trial Video, Citing Election Misinformation
On Friday, YouTube withdrew a video posted by the congressional committee investigating last year's attack on the US Capitol because it contained false election information circulated by then-President Donald Trump. "Our election integrity policy prohibits content that makes false claims that widespread fraud, error, or problems changed the outcome of the 2020 US presidential election unless it provides adequate context," YouTube spokeswoman Ivy Choi said in response to an AFP request. "We are applying our policies equally to all and have removed the January 6th video uploaded by the Committee channel ." The committee, which is in the midst of a series of public hearings investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on US government headquarters to tilt the results of the presidential election in favor of Trump, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. . YouTube did not specify which video on the channel was removed, but the media said the rejected clip i