[Minor49er]

You might want to vet your video collection more closely. Kurzgesagt got into hot water a few years ago after it came out that they were being sponsored by large corporations to push messaging that used those sponsors' publications as primary sources. They're not as unpartial and objective as they lead people to believe

[falcor84]

Trying to look into this now, and can't seem to find the issue. Is the complaint that they used Our World in Data [0] while they got money from the Gates Foundation? If so, I don't understand what the problem is; it seems to me as objective a source as can be. Or is there something more shady there that I haven't found?

[0] https://ourworldindata.org/

[albumen]

They're not as partial and biased as people like to believe.

When you read kurzgesagt's reasoned response, and you consider the motivations of the primary accuser, it's a lot less dramatic than you make it sound. Nobody's perfect; and sometimes organisations' messaging align without it being bought. They are not primarily funded by billionaires, they have editorial independence enforced by contract, and have a lot to lose if that's not the case. Of course, make up your own mind (as kurzgesagt would like you to do); but I'll still be watching their work. If in doubt, check with other sources afterwards! (Like you should anyway).

[Aeolun]

If it's hard enough to notice that you need someone on HN to point it out to you, it's probably fine.

[vinni2]

Care to share the source?

[vel0city]

https://www.reddit.com/r/kurzgesagt/comments/10jlyyk/kurzges...

[tiagod]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurzgesagt#Sources_of_funding