Youtube DataViewer

During crises or disasters, YouTube is widely used to share footage – including a host of videos that are old or, in some cases, staged or faked. An enormous challenge for human rights workers, journalists or first responders alike is to separate fact from fiction. Now, there’s a website that can help.

The Citizen Evidence Lab – launched today – is the first dedicated verification resource for human rights workers, providing tools for speedy checks on YouTube videos as well as for more advanced assessment.

This is increasingly relevant for human rights organizations. Just last Friday, a video showing armed men shooting dead several men in their custody, reportedly in Syria, came across my desk. It had been uploaded to YouTube and shared on social media the previous day, 3 July. Using the Citizen Evidence Lab, it took me two minutes to determine that the footage was, in fact, old.

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