That time a YouTuber's apology got fact-checked by a 12-year-old and it actually changed my mind

So there was this beauty guru who got called out for selling a palette with some shady ingredient sourcing. She posted a 12 minute apology video with all these receipts and I was ready to move on. Then some kid on Reddit zoomed in on one of her screenshots and proved the date was photoshopped. It completely flipped the whole thread from defending her to calling for a bigger apology. Has anyone else had a total 180 on a cancel case because of one random internet detective?

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ryan9521mo ago

Are we really sure the kid wasn't just bored and looking for clout?

bennett.claire27d ago

That whole clout thing gets thrown around way too much these days. Reminds me of this kid in my neighborhood who spent weeks filming himself trying to "fix" a broken lawn mower for a YouTube video. Turned out the spark plug was just loose, but he dragged it out for three episodes. Some people just get hooked on the idea of being noticed, even if the story is thin. Hard to tell with this one though, kids are weird about attention now.