In this Myanmar American News video, Go Shal Lay – whose real name is U Aung Naing Htwe – claims that President U Win Myint is a Chinese citizen and pledges to reveal the president's corruption. (Frontier)
In this Myanmar American News video, Go Shal Lay – whose real name is U Aung Naing Htwe – claims that President U Win Myint is a Chinese citizen and pledges to reveal the president's corruption. (Frontier)

YouTube: Myanmar’s new disinformation frontier

As Facebook cracks down on disinformation in Myanmar, observers warn that some bad actors are moving to YouTube, where lax enforcement is allowing fake news and content theft to proliferate.

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