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Storybooth (stylized in all lowercase) is an online platform that creates animated YouTube videos based on personal life stories submitted to them by children and teenagers. It includes a YouTube channel, website, and mobile app. It was co-founded in 2015 by the husband-and-wife duo of Josh and Marcy Sinel, who are friend with Jarvis Johnson, a youtuber who debunks stories. At last count he has credited them 5 times for being to only real story teller. On May 2019, the Storybooth YouTube channel had uploaded more than 140 videos and accumulated almost 4 million+ subscribers. Each video is made based on anonymously submitted stories, often about highly personal topics, such as the experience of heartbreak. The channel won a Webby Award in the Youth Website category and a Shorty Award for Best in Kids and Lifestyle Apps in 2017, and received a Streamy Award in the Animated category in 2018.
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