He Used to Make Videos About NYC Real Estate. Then He Became Radicalized by the Right.

Cash Jordan was one of New York City's most well-known realtors on YouTube , promoting the dream of living here.

Jordan 's YouTube channel has ballooned to more than 1.2 million subscribers.

Jordan wields his megaphone to falsely portray New York as a real-life Gotham City .

He has landed multiple brand sponsorships, from a large personal-injury law firm to a local moving company.

Social media platforms have either drastically loosened their moderation policies or eliminated fact-checking altogether in the U.S. A Pew Research study from last fall found that some of the most popular news influencers in the United States are disproportionately male and tend to be more right-leaning politically.

Media literacy experts advise readers to look out for vague or overly exaggerated language, inconsistencies in images such as mismatched shadows or unnatural proportions.