I think the MAIN reason you see the Flat Earth, moon landing hoax, and many other Youtube videos is money. There are a few people who really believe these but I suspect most of the videos are for generating clicks and therefore money.

Each click on the video sends the one who posts it a little paycheck from the advertisers. That is also why you see so many videos on "free energy" or perpetual motion machines. There are dozens of videos claiming that you can make your own energy using an electric motor and a generator. These machines have been proven over and over to be false but they keep posting them because people keep clicking on them. These are much like the "secret" carburetor myth that has circulated for decades that allows one to get hundreds of miles per gallon but the auto industry has kept them hidden away from the general public. Other popular clickable subjects include the Karens, people failing at something, or getting arrested and making total fools of themselves.

These "scammers" have learned that the general public will click on anything that offers them something free, controversial, or titillating.

All these are just a few of the less desirable "gifts" of social media and the internet.

I did read somewhere that that ONE man said whatever was proposed to help at the border he wouldn't vote for it. But he also won't suggest what he considers is an acceptable solution for the border problem. The problem with having a religious position is that it should not give you the right to force 350m other people to take your view. How you stop religion from creeping into your politics I don't know.
That is what happens in Iran and you Americans hate it. I think I know who you would vote for. God help America because you need it.

I can't answer most of what you ask because it would be straight for the attic. You have got ONE man stopping further aid to Ukraine with ridiculous reasons (and reasons that are so stupid as to be verging on blackmail for another SINGLE man). An American politician who claims religious beliefs and pushes those is the biggest hypocrite of them all. You are already 1/4 the way to a dictatorship in effect at the moment.
New Zealand does not have the resources to help Ukraine. We may well be the same size as California but only have a fraction of the income. And California is struggling anyway as are we.

There is some truth in that I guess. BUT your system stands to lose all credibility between now and November around the world for the next 20 years (my opinion only, time will tell) whereas mine won't. All caused by a truly weird voting system that has all the bits in place to allow your country to descend into a dictatorship or to allow single individuals to dictate their own individual ideas and allow them to go against the majority. Your constitution needs a few tweaks to prevent this from happening again. A system designed 237 years ago can not be expected to still be current in modern times. Dammit I hear attic doors creaking again.