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[–] BeelzebubEiNukuKoskaan@piefed.social 10 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Very strange indeed. I wonder if Kurzgesagt has done something to upset the crowds? I haven't watched any of their stuff in a year or two, but the ones I did watch were excellent and I thought they were well liked and popular. And accurate. And willing to correct their mistakes.

Maybe I've missed something.

[–] deathmetal27@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

IIRC there was an expose a long time back that they were on Bill and Melinda Gates foundation's payroll to push their agenda in their videos.

[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

IIRC it was a lack of transparency regarding funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation, some videos with very dubious science behind them presented as fact, and I believe one case of essentially plagiarism from another creator (there was at least some dispute).

They did since come out and apologized for some of it but the whole drama did sour the channel for some people.

[–] Dultas@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

IIRC there was one about drug addiction a while back that was backed by some dubious science as well.

[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah that's one of the ones I remember as well.

Interesting. I'll have to read up on this at some point. Thanks.

[–] mesamunefire@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I have no idea! They seemed like they were great to me.

[–] HiroK@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I think it's just people being weary of these "i fixed cancer guys" stories that turn into some scam or fake stuff

[–] Malica@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

Too many people have family that fell for faith healing and/or cancer curing supplements.

[–] BeelzebubEiNukuKoskaan@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Welp, the good new is that its at +7 now lol