DOI: 10.7910/dvn/dn64vw
title: Replication Data for: "It-who-must-not-be-named: Covid-19 misinformation, tactics to profit from it and to evade content moderation on YouTube"

description: In this study, we analyzed six months of content from 50 Brazilian YouTube channels to understand:
&lt;ol&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;if YouTube channels that spread vaccine misinformation also misinform the audience about the Covid-19 pandemic;&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;what are the main types of Covid-19 M&D spread by the channels;&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;how the channels evade content moderation, and&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt; what tactics the content creators use to profit.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
This folder contains the following files:

&lt;ul&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;videos_26-02-2020_26-08-2020.ods&lt;/kbd&gt;: metadata and analysis—misinformation and monetization—of 3,318 videos, as obtained through YouTube Data Tools (YTDT, &lt;kbd&gt;https://tools.digitalmethods.net/netvizz/youtube/mod_videos_list.php&lt;/kbd&gt;). We added the following columns to the information provided by YTDT: &lt;kbd&gt;topicCovid&lt;/kbd&gt;, &lt;kbd&gt;hasMisinformation&lt;/kbd&gt;, &lt;kbd&gt;misinformationCode&lt;/kbd&gt;, &lt;kbd&gt;hasMonetization&lt;/kbd&gt;, &lt;kbd&gt;typeMonetization&lt;/kbd&gt;, &lt;kbd&gt;brandAds&lt;/kbd&gt;. The following columns are significant for this study:&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;ul&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;channelId&lt;/kbd&gt;: ID of the channel. Replace &lt;kbd&gt;&lt;channelId&gt;&lt;/kbd&gt; using the address &lt;kbd&gt;youtube.com/channel/&lt;channelId&gt;&lt;/kbd&gt; to access a specific channel
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;channelTitle&lt;/kbd&gt;: title of the channel&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;videoId&lt;/kbd&gt;: ID of the video. Replace &lt;kbd&gt;&lt;videoId&gt;&lt;/kbd&gt; using the address &lt;kbd&gt;youtube.com/watch?v=&lt;videoId&gt;&lt;/kbd&gt; to go to a specific video&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;publishedAt&lt;/kbd&gt;, &lt;kbd&gt;publishedAtSQL&lt;/kbd&gt;: date published&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;videoTitle&lt;/kbd&gt;: title of the video&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;duration&lt;/kbd&gt;, &lt;kbd&gt;durationSec&lt;/kbd&gt;: duration of the video&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;viewCount&lt;/kbd&gt;: how many views a video had when the data was extracted&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;likeCount&lt;/kbd&gt;: how many likes a video had when the data was extracted&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;dislikeCount&lt;/kbd&gt;: how many dislikes a video had when the data was extracted&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;commentCount&lt;/kbd&gt;: how many comments a video had when the data was extracted&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;topicCovid&lt;/kbd&gt;: &lt;kbd&gt;Y&lt;/kbd&gt; if the video mentions Covid-19&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;hasMisinformation&lt;/kbd&gt;: &lt;kbd&gt;Y&lt;/kbd&gt; if the video contains Covid-19 M&D&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;misinformationCode&lt;/kbd&gt;: what type of misinformation is contained in the video, according to the classification protocol presented in the manuscript&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;hasMonetization&lt;/kbd&gt;: &lt;kbd&gt;Y&lt;/kbd&gt; if a video containing Covid-19 M&D is monetized&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;typeMonetization&lt;/kbd&gt;: characterization of how a video is monetized, according to services provided by YouTube or independently added:&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;ul&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Services provided through the YouTube Partner Program:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;adRevenue&lt;/kbd&gt;: revenue from ads presented during a video&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;channelMemberships&lt;/kbd&gt;: membership program&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;merchandiseShelf&lt;/kbd&gt;: merchandise from the channel advertised in a specific area provided by YouTube&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;superChatOrSuperStickers&lt;/kbd&gt;: features available during YouTube lives, highlighting audience interaction through donations&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Monetization independently added:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;crowdfundingOrDonation&lt;/kbd&gt;: crowdfunding-specific platforms or direct donation through, e.g., bank account&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;independentAds&lt;/kbd&gt;: products and services advertised directly by the content creator&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;/ul&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;brandAds&lt;/kbd&gt;: brands whose ads appeared on videos containing Covid-19 misinformation; see &lt;kbd&gt;brands.ods&lt;/kbd&gt; for reference&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;brands.ods&lt;/kbd&gt;: full names of brands that appeared on videos containing Covid-19 misinformation, for reference&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;