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Despite the name, PragerU is not an academic institution and does not hold classes, does not grant certifications or diplomas, and is not accredited by any recognized body.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PragerU#:~:text=Despite%20the%20name%2C%20PragerU%20is,accredited%20by%20any%20recognized%20body.

PragerU's videos contain misleading or factually incorrect information promoting climate change denial. Historians and political scientists have also criticized PragerU's videos for containing misleading or inaccurate claims about topics such as slavery and racism in the United States, immigration, and the history of fascism. PragerU has been accused of promoting anti-LGBT politics.

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/prageru-buys-takeover-ad-x-part-1m-campaign-promote-polarizing-detrans-rcna123351

The 21-minute film focuses on two people who have detransitioned, meaning they previously identified as transgender and later decided they were not. Though both of them began transitioning when they were adults, their stories are part of the film’s larger criticism of transition-related care for minors, which has recently become the target of Republican state legislators, who have passed laws to restrict puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgery in 22 states over the last three years.

Kelley Robinson, the president of the Human Rights Campaign, the country’s largest LGBTQ rights organization, condemned Musk and X for “prioritizing their bottom line over the lived experience and humanity of transgender people.”

“So-called documentaries like the one peddled by PragerU do nothing more than spread misinformation and stigmatize transgender people,” Robinson said in a statement. “Given the growing threats of violence faced by the transgender community, offering a platform to this type of hate-filled propaganda is not just immoral—it’s dangerous. Today’s timeline takeover is another stain on the platform.”