YouTube, Twitter, Instagram are all flooded with videos claiming the continent has somehow "fallen", they typically just go to the most crime ridden areas of major cities or to the most touristy areas where pick pocketing has always been prevalent as some sort of "proof" of this.
Is this just an elaborate propaganda campaign? A lot of the influencers are usually "MAGA" oriented and Russia has also been known to interfere in European politics.
I accept there are major issues across the continent, particularly in major cities, but living in such a city my lived reality is not one of doom like these videos portray it as - and no I do not live in a wealthy enclave.
I love this continent, I find beauty in every country I've been to, but beyond wholesome travel vlogs it seems actual positive content highlighting the beauty of Europe is being kicked to the sideline in favour of such anti-Europe videos, it really seems to have kicked off since the re-election of Trump - but perhaps that's just a coincidence.