Majority of YouTube users encounter videos that seem false/ untrue, or show people doing dangerous things % ofus adults who use YouTube who that
Most YouTube users in the U.S. say they at least occasionally encounter false or troubling content on the platform. Roughly two-thirds of U.S. adult YouTube users (64%) say they at least sometimes encounter videos that seem obviously false or untrue while using the site, according to the 2018 survey. A similar share (60%) reported at least sometimes seeing videos that show people engaging in dangerous or troubling behavior.
Majority of YouTube users encounter videos that seem  | false/ untrue, or show people doing dangerous things  | % ofus adults who use YouTube who  | notice videos on the site  | that  | Freq juently Sometimes Hardly ever Never  | Seem obviously  | 15  | 48  | 23  | 12  | false or untrue  | Show people  | engaging in  | 19  | 42  | 25  | 14  | troubling dangerous or  | troubling beha vior  | Are abusive or  | demeaning 11  | 32  | 37  | 19  | toward others  | Note: Respondents who did not give an answer are not shown.  | Source Respondents Survey of US adults conducted May 29-June 11 2018  | "Many Turn to YouTube for Children's Content, News How-To Lessons"  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 