Observatory

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29 September – 5 October 2026

The week in review.

The tracked channels published 104 videos in the last seven days; 93 are transcribed and 50 have their content synthesis. Each block below can be read for the three countries together or for one of them, and says which channels it comes from.

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50content syntheses
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The synthesis

Seven days of content, in brief.

29 September – 5 October 2026 · 14 content syntheses read by our local model

The synthesis proposed by our local model · last 7 days

Investigation into Jordan Bardella's writings and security tensions in La Souterraine

Mediapart published an investigation into writings attributed to Jordan Bardella between 2013 and 2015, described as "antisemitic" and influenced by Alain Soral. Clément Viktorovitch claims these messages rely on classic fantasies and serve a strategy to banalize Jean-Marie Le Pen's ideology. Jordan Bardella denies authorship, denouncing a "barbouzerie operation", while the same channel reports that some speakers qualify the documents as a "gross fake".

In La Souterraine, Creuse, Vincent Lapierre documents a rise in delinquency and burned cars. He asserts that the State no longer respects the "social contract" as taxes no longer guarantee security, while one contributor attributes these disturbances to "migrants".

GoldenBoy recounts his experience during student mobilizations in Saint-Denis and Paris 8, where he claims he was prevented from debating by youths. He describes the protesters' refusal to let him speak as "fascism" and validates police intervention against "rioters". Castor Carnassier also describes these protests as violent riots encouraged by a political party.

Summary generated by our model on 5 October 2026 at 10:14 from the 14 following videos:
By theme

The reviews by theme.

The topics are those our local model noted in the content syntheses; they are not the themes measured by the classifiers. Each card says which channels and countries it comes from; open it to read the summary, the arguments and the claims, each linked to its video.

The videos

The ones that buzz.

The week’s videos ranked by views per day since publication. A video published yesterday with a hundred thousand views already comes before a six-day-old one with as many.

  1. Mediapart investigation into Jordan Bardella's writings and connections Mediapart · 29 September 264k views per day · 1.9M in total
  2. La fin satisfaisante de Clavicular Naj B Fit · 30 September 178k views per day · 1.1M in total
  3. POURQUOI ILS BLOQUENT LEURS LYCÉES : immersion au cœur de la colère Vincent Lapierre · 4 October 164k views per day · 329k in total
  4. Analysis of Mediapart's revelations regarding Jordan Bardella's writings Clément Viktorovitch · 2 October 98.3k views per day · 393k in total
  5. Report on insecurity and the state of neighborhoods in La Souterraine, Creuse Vincent Lapierre · 30 September 82.5k views per day · 495k in total
  6. Presentation of a non-verbal language used in gyms Naj B Fit · 30 September 73.3k views per day · 440k in total
  7. Confused discussion between several people regarding the origin of an act VA Plus · 1 October 73.3k views per day · 367k in total
  8. Controversy over the authenticity of writings attributed to Jordan Bardella Mediapart · 1 October 71k views per day · 355k in total
  9. Face à face entre le député européen LFI Anthony Smith et la police durant les blocus lycéens. VA Plus · 2 October 67.9k views per day · 272k in total
All the videos

The most viewed of the week.

Ranked by view count at the latest check; choose the country, filter by orientation, search a title or a channel.

30:59
YouTube
Manosphere

Analysis of Women's Difficulties Regarding Dating and Celibacy

Camron Diffusion
13.9k 4 October 2026
Gender and family
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1:14:18
YouTube
Far right

J'Analyse Les propros de Julie St-Arnaud Drolet, porte-parole d'Élections Québec.

Président De L'Association De L’Union-Nationale
6.6k 29 September 2026
transcribed
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1:45:46
YouTube
Far right

Debate on climate change and the political influence of climate

Theovox tv
4.9k 1 October 2026
Environment and energy
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19:09
YouTube
Far right

The video creator denounces a formal notice from Élections Québec

Président De L'Association De L’Union-Nationale
3k 30 September 2026
Security and justice
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1:20:22
YouTube
Conspiracism

Spécial Elections Qc

Daniel Pilon Chroniqueur Libre-Penseur
2.8k 2 October 2026
transcribed
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28:31
YouTube
Culture

Homme ou femme? Le témoignage de Gabriel sur la dysphorie de genre

Le Verbe médias
2.6k 29 September 2026
transcribed
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1:19:24
YouTube
Conspiracism

Discussion on rising fuel prices and tensions in the transport sector

Daniel Pilon Chroniqueur Libre-Penseur
2k 30 September 2026
Other
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3:33
YouTube
Far right

💉 She Got Vaccinated Under Mandate — Then Her Neurological Symptoms Were Called Menopause

Actualité Politique Du Québec
1.9k 29 September 2026
transcribed
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9:53
YouTube
Far right

Analysis of La Cordee's bankruptcy and business relocation advice

Maxime Ouimet
1.7k 1 October 2026
Economy and labour
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1:47:19
YouTube
Far right

FNL ep803 - USA vs Canada: produits barrés! Québec, SpaceX atteint son orbite; ouragan Polo

NLB - FreedomNews
1.6k 30 September 2026
transcribed
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2:06:38
YouTube
Far right

FNL ep805 - Suites de l'attentat islamiste en avion; Québec; Canada

NLB - FreedomNews
1.5k 1 October 2026
transcribed
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1:06:19
YouTube
Far right

Comments on Political and Technological News in Canada and the United States

NLB - FreedomNews
1.3k 30 September 2026
Economy and labour
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0:54
YouTube · Short
Far right

Analysis by a speaker on the future situation in Canada

Maxime Ouimet
1.3k 1 October 2026
Other
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3:16
YouTube
Far right

Maxime Ouimet's analysis of Canada's economic situation in 2026

Maxime Ouimet
1.2k 29 September 2026
Economy and labour
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1:02:24
YouTube
Far right

FNL ep804 - Un autre attentat islamiste en avion - Lien avec l'Iran pour l'attentat au UK

NLB - FreedomNews
1.2k 1 October 2026
transcribed
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1:55:53
YouTube
Far right

FNL ep806 - Dernier blitz électoral; Invité Kevin Grenier; vote musul; G7: L'UE ouvre ses réserves;

NLB - FreedomNews
1.1k 3 October 2026
transcribed
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0:56
YouTube · Short
Far right

1 000 salles de prière dans les bâtiments fédéraux

Québec FIER
1.1k 30 September 2026
awaiting transcription
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0:43
YouTube · Short
Far right

Recherché pour meurtre : Ayoub Mohamed

Québec FIER
1k 2 October 2026
awaiting transcription
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0:53
YouTube · Short
Far right

Ottawa distribue des pailles en papier en prison pour encourager le « sniffage sécuritaire »👃

Québec FIER
973 1 October 2026
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3:04
YouTube
Far right

🛣️ Duhaime promet d'entretenir les routes plutôt que de construire un tramway à 7 G$

Actualité Politique Du Québec
828 29 September 2026
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10:57
YouTube
Conspiracism

IA et risque contre l'humanité

Daniel Pilon Chroniqueur Libre-Penseur
779 30 September 2026
transcribed
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28:00
YouTube
Culture

Gen Z Sexual Habits, Quebec Secularism, and Muse AI Assistant

Le Verbe médias
758 1 October 2026
Gender and family
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0:36
YouTube
Far right

Marche pour la liberté - 10 Octobre 2026

Theovox tv
741 29 September 2026
awaiting transcription
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4:42
YouTube
Far right

Videoblogger's analysis of the political situation in Canada and France

Maxime Ouimet
675 3 October 2026
International affairs
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34:38
YouTube
Far right

Presentation of the Conservative Party of Quebec's justice and security plan

Actualité Politique Du Québec
619 29 September 2026
Security and justice
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1:59:25
YouTube
Far right

Spécial pré-élections Québec - Avec Luc Gervais et Daniel Brisson

NLB - FreedomNews
594 5 October 2026
transcribed
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YouTube
Culture

Nationalisme et foi sont-ils compatibles? | ON N'EST PAS DU MONDE - E434

Le Verbe médias
541 2 October 2026
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0:21
YouTube · Short
Far right

The video creator presents an interview with a man named Sébastien

Maxime Ouimet
484 2 October 2026
Other
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0:54
YouTube · Short
Far right

The departure of Canadian workers to the United States

Maxime Ouimet
481 29 September 2026
Immigration
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0:57
YouTube · Short
Far right

Un attentat djihadiste à l’arme chimique déjoué au Québec

Québec FIER
479 29 September 2026
awaiting transcription
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40:15
YouTube
Far right

🎤 Fréchette tire sa révérence : bilan de 39 jours de campagne

Actualité Politique Du Québec
434 4 October 2026
transcribed
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2:10
YouTube · Short
Culture

Analysis of Quebec political parties' electoral promises for families

Le Verbe médias
172 30 September 2026
Economy and labour
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1:33:44
YouTube
Manosphere

Testimonial on psychological coaching to overcome fitness obsession

Hugo Lecavalier
79 30 September 2026
Health
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2:01
YouTube · Short
Culture

Analysis of the decline in sexual activity among young Americans

Le Verbe médias
57 2 October 2026
Gender and family
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Only the 24 most viewed videos of each orientation are shown. The full list is available as JSON (week.json) and, on request, in the data explorer.

People named

Who is named this week.

Number of sentences naming each public figure in this week’s transcribed videos. Each bar is divided by the orientation of the channels in which these sentences are spoken. Private individuals are never counted.

The podium and the rankings → · How names are counted →

Jordan Bardella 986 sentences
Marine Le Pen 491 sentences
Jean-Luc Mélenchon 445 sentences
Emmanuel Macron 269 sentences
Alain Soral 211 sentences
The Pope 177 sentences
Donald Trump 167 sentences
Charles de Gaulle 84 sentences
Raphaël Glucksmann 83 sentences
Jean-Marie Le Pen 81 sentences
Bruno Le Maire 79 sentences
Louis Boyard 67 sentences
Day by day

The synthesis of each day.

One synthesis per day of publication, written by our local model from the day’s records. Open a day to read the whole text, with the videos it is drawn from.

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