Claims extracted
25
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
8%
2 of 25 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
Leans strongly left
of the writing, not the subject · beta estimate
Publisher signals
68/100
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A Scottish outdoors influencer is being blocked from accessing hundreds of pounds in YouTube revenue by the firm’s AI robots.
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influencer → block → robots
Fiona MacBain has amassed more than 300,000 followers on social media and regularly posts about wild camping expeditions across Scotland under the name ‘Fiona In The Wild’.
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MacBain → amass → Wild
In January, the 55-year-old’s videos became so popular on YouTube that Google, which owns the site, ‘monetised’ her account, meaning she would get paid every time viewers watched her films.
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viewers → become → films
But when she tried to withdraw the cash the tech giant said her address hadn’t been verified and they’d send her a PIN code by post to complete the process.
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they → try → process
In the last ten months Google claims to have sent Ms MacBain seven PIN codes – none of which have arrived at her Inverness home.
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none → claim → home
Ms MacBain, who works full time for a local authority, said she has been driven demented trying to resolve the problem and is convinced she is ‘speaking to AI robots’ rather than a real person.
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she → work → robots
Fiona MacBain has become popular on social media for showcasing Scotland's outdoors
She has earned more than £500 on Youtube but is unable to access the cash
She said: ‘I’ve spent hours trying to sort this out.
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I → become → this
I have no problem with any of my other social media accounts.
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I → have → accounts
I was monetised on TikTok in 2024 without an issue.
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I → monetise → issue
But with Youtube, it seems there’s a glitch and I can’t get round it.
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I → seem → it
‘Every time I speak to them it’s on an online chat as they don’t have a contact number.
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they → speak → number
I’m convinced I’m speaking to AI robots.
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I → ’m → robots
All they say is they will send me another PIN code, and it goes round and round.
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it → say → code
The code never arrives, I can’t verify my address, I can’t access the money.
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I → arrive → money
‘I did say to them once “I think you are AI, not a real person” and the response was “Sorry you believe I am AI”.
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I → say → them
There has to be a way for the biggest technology company in the world to resolve this, surely.’
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company → have → this
Ms MacBain said she spent time creating specific content that would work well on YouTube, which typically hosts longer videos than other social media platforms.
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which → say → platforms
She has accumulated around £500 in revenue from the platform, but as she hasn’t verified her address, Google has now ‘demonetised’ her account.
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Google → accumulate → account
‘It’s the principal of it that annoys me’, she said.
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she → ’ → me
‘This is a massive tech company refusing to help, and if this has happened to me then it must be happening to other people.
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it → refuse → people
I might not be the biggest presence on Youtube which is probably why they’re not trying to sort the problem out, but it’s still exploitation if they are benefitting from my videos.’
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they → try → videos
Ms MacBain began creating social media content during a wild camping trip in 2023, and said her three children initially weren’t pleased with their mum’s sudden online fame.
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children → begin → fame
She said: ‘ At first when the videos started to get popular locally, they were quite embarrassed by it and they weren’t especially happy…Particularly because now and then, I’d done little TikTok dances outside my tent.
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I → say → tent
Once I started earning money from it, I bought them new phones and we went on a lovely holiday to Sicily, which they enjoyed and I think they didn’t mind so much after that.’
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they → start → that
After being contacted by the MoS, a Google spokeswoman said: ‘We have identified the issue and have reached out to the creator directly to find a solution.’
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We → contact → solution
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