A LOT of FAKE 'YouTube' Videos & Online News Stories About 'Pope Leo' & The Catholic Cardinals.

Yes, given my history, 'YouTube' knows that I am inclined to click on news videos relating to the current pope, i.e., American 'Pope Leo XIV'.

So, it is not unusual for Pope videos to appear in the list of videos that YouTube recommends.

Recently, I noticed quite a few, all longer than 20 minutes, that were about the Pope and Catholic Cardinals. Cardinals getting fired from their curial posts & even a cardinal having his red hat revoked, i.e., losing his cardinalate. The latter would be HUGE NEWS. Such revocations are RARE. Only 3 in the last 115 years.

None of what is in these videos is TRUE.

Note, they don't mention the names of the cardinals being punished. That is what got be suspicious.

I actually CHECKED with an expert on Vatican matters because I no longer follow the Vatican on a daily basis.

All of this FAKE.

Click Bait -- each time someone watches one of these fake videos the creator gets money.

NOTHING we can do to STOP it OTHER than not clicking on them.

HEADS UP.

Be careful. Check. Double Check. Ask an expert. 😇