How to Spot Fake Movies on YouTube

Search for the movie you want to watch., Look at the length of the video., Look at when the video was uploaded., Look at the description preview., If you have an extension that allows you to preview YouTube videos via thumbnails, use it., Look at...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Search for the movie you want to watch.

    Older movies have a higher chance of having fake videos.
  2. Step 2: Look at the length of the video.

    If there are other copies of the video that have a different length, it is most likely fake. , If the video was uploaded a few hours ago, it is almost definitely fake. , If the description has a link to some unknown website, it is fake. , If the video has a picture of a studio logo that doesn't correspond with the film, or if it asks you to go to a website to watch the movie, it is definitely fake. , If the view count is less than 500 views, it's almost always fake. , This isn't as efficient as the other methods, but if you see that the video isn't the movie you were looking for, or is a static image, it's fake.
  3. Step 3: Look at when the video was uploaded.

  4. Step 4: Look at the description preview.

  5. Step 5: If you have an extension that allows you to preview YouTube videos via thumbnails

  6. Step 6: use it.

  7. Step 7: Look at the view count.

  8. Step 8: Watch the video itself.

Detailed Guide

Older movies have a higher chance of having fake videos.

If there are other copies of the video that have a different length, it is most likely fake. , If the video was uploaded a few hours ago, it is almost definitely fake. , If the description has a link to some unknown website, it is fake. , If the video has a picture of a studio logo that doesn't correspond with the film, or if it asks you to go to a website to watch the movie, it is definitely fake. , If the view count is less than 500 views, it's almost always fake. , This isn't as efficient as the other methods, but if you see that the video isn't the movie you were looking for, or is a static image, it's fake.

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