Disaster footage from Nepal is circulating via social media platforms, including TikTok and YouTube.

The entities involved

• TikTok →

  video-focused social media platform

  • PBS is leveraging social media platforms like YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok to grow its audience and attract top talent for future projects.Mon 17:13
  • The FBI is investigating election fraud in Los Angeles, following claims documented in a TikTok video.Mon 15:13
• Nepal →

  country in South Asia

  • Nepal seeks international attention at the UN General Assembly, with Balendra Shah expected to raise issues and Fatima Payman expressing sympathy for flood victims.Mon 16:30
  • Beijing enforces Sinicization laws on Tibet while flooding occurs along the Nepal-Tibet border.Mon 13:56
• YouTube →

  American video-sharing platform owned by Alphabet Inc.

  • YouTube was targeted by information campaigns and sanctions while being used to monitor state-sponsored propaganda.Mon 16:00
  • Russia is conducting influence operations against Estonia using YouTube and sanctioned media outlets.Mon 16:00

Related events

• Misinformation about the disaster in Nepal is circulating, utilizing social media platforms like Facebook for information dissemination.Aug 31
• The use of social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram for information sharing during the flash flood crisis in Nepal.Aug 31
• Zeenat Aman used Instagram to share film snippets while devastating floods impacted citizens of Nepal.Aug 28
• Indian media outlets like NDTV and ABP News are reporting on the humanitarian crisis in Nepal, utilizing YouTube for viewership.Sep 3
• Misinformation regarding the floods in Nepal has begun to circulate on social media, involving the Central Intelligence Agency.Aug 26