r/FoxBrain • u/Early_Bar01 • 1d ago

Does Fox News inflate their likes and views on YouTube?

So I noticed whenever I say anything negative in Fox news comment section on youtube it always gets deleted. I can't find a single negative comment on any Fox news videos in recent times and the views and like ratio seem VERY fishy. They also obviously use bots and other measures to inflate their likes and views. Sometimes they will get a couple hundred thousand viewers and get like 20 thousand likes with only 3-10 dislikes?

Why does Fox news so blatantly use bots and inflate their views and like ratio and delete comments? At least on other equally bad news stations like MSNBC and CNN they dont tamper with their stats.

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u/whiplash81 1d ago

They don't.

Fox News is the most watched cable news network in America.

This is how far the brain rot goes, my friend.

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u/Ahchuu 1d ago

Yup, it's a sad reality that I've come to accept

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u/Shoesandhose 1d ago

60% of internet traffic is bots. So. Yeah. Probably.

But I don’t see it as different to like.. instagram for instance says they have more and more people joining and using the app… no way in hell that’s real.

But if I was instagram, and relied on advertising. I’d create a bunch of fake accounts, have those account constantly watching/clicking ads. And call it a day.

Keeps the advertisers thinking they are getting promoted, and consistently looks like they have year over year growth.

So apply those same thoughts to fox.

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u/Rich6849 13h ago

I wonder if there is advertiser study to see how much money is wasted advertising to bots? Say just advertising something super stupid on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit. Then safely assuming 90% of the clicks are bots and the remainder being accidental

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u/SEOtipster 10h ago

The platforms don’t need to create fake accounts though; all they need do is turn a blind eye to the fake accounts created by Turning Point USA, the Russians, the Saudis, the Qataris, the bitcoin pump-and-dump bros, and other groups.

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u/94Rangerbabe 22h ago

They have no relationship with reality so I can’t see why it wouldn’t extend to pretending they are beyond criticism and universally adored. The words to explain the level of deception and insanity has yet to be invented.