VICE News Tonight

Episode 304 - American War In Africa & Conspiracy Theorists (2018x42)

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3:38 Trump is expected to officially announce new tariffs on steel and aluminum this week. He's keeping a big promise he's made to US steelworkers. And he's put Democrats in an odd dilemma: suddenly some agree with a Trump policy change. 7:15 A series of court injunctions has temporarily halted President Trump’s plans to end DACA. So are the Dreamers safe? 10:25 Last October, four U.S. soldiers were killed in Niger after being ambushed on a joint patrol. This weekend, a pro-ISIS group released a propaganda video purporting to show footage of the ambush. VICE News traveled to Niger to find out more about the suspected mastermind of the attack and the head of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara. 18:10 A former YouTube engineer goes on the record to explain the way the company's suggested video algorithm works. He says it is designed to drive viewing traffic away from legitimate content and towards conspiracy based and inflammatory videos.