TheSoul Group controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2020
Actually Happened channel removal
The animated Actually Happened channel was deleted from YouTube. Its videos presented supposedly real events as first-person experiences, but the credibility of many stories had been questioned by viewers and commentators.
2019
Smart Banana historical and political inaccuracies
Smart Banana was criticized for videos containing historically inaccurate claims and politically tinged framing, including statements about Ukraine, Joseph Stalin and Alaska. TheSoul apologized, removed the material, described it as historically questionable and announced that it would stop producing history videos. The company also stated that it had never worked with a government or semi-government organization.
2018
Criticism of clickbait and content-farm formats
TheSoul’s videos attracted criticism for bizarre or impractical demonstrations, sensational packaging and reliance on clickbait. Commentators commonly categorized parts of the output as content-farm material, although the cited discussion did not establish that the company was overtly political.