The video appears to be genuine, and it seems he captured something shocking and this got me thinking about the various algorithms used to censor content. What most of us might not have thought possible, is would these companies alter the words we’ve typed after the fact?

Now if many people noticed that YouTube was altering their comments in the immediate sense, the illusion would fail and nobody would trust the company. However, if after having submitted a comment it’s later altered to conform with some overarching agenda, then things could get very spooky indeed.

When you read the name of the video he commented on: 'America’s Big Stick & Doomsday Weapon' think of that title and compare it to the two comments, and then ask yourself which response seems more appropriate, his comment or the words YouTube allegedly put into his mouth?

video title: "America’s Big Stick & Doomsday Weapon."

comment: "This definitely if from an era when atomic power was the solution for everything."

compared to:

video title: "America’s Big Stick & Doomsday Weapon."

comment: "This would definitely be a solution for everything."

As you can see, the second comment makes the pro-gun YouTuber look like he's in favor of the doomsday weapon. Now, if this video is real, I don’t see a legitimate reason why YouTube would need to alter the content of anyone’s comments.

Yet, the conspiracy theorist in me thinks this kind of algorithm has the potential to be used for character assassination. Imagine a world where the history of what you’ve written can be re-written on the fly and depending on its implementation you might be none the wiser. I hope if this is real that more people will record and report on it.