diff --git a/src/invidious/channels/about.cr b/src/invidious/channels/about.cr
index 6114e8af..97b45df5 100644
--- a/src/invidious/channels/about.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/channels/about.cr
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def get_about_info(ucid, locale) : AboutChannel
   if !initdata.has_key?("metadata")
     auto_generated = true
   end
-  verified = false
+
   if auto_generated
     author = initdata["header"]["interactiveTabbedHeaderRenderer"]["title"]["simpleText"].as_s
     author_url = initdata["microformat"]["microformatDataRenderer"]["urlCanonical"].as_s
@@ -71,10 +71,9 @@ def get_about_info(ucid, locale) : AboutChannel
     # if banner.includes? "channels/c4/default_banner"
     #  banner = nil
     # end
-    badges = initdata["header"]["c4TabbedHeaderRenderer"]?.try &.["badges"]?
-    if !badges.nil?
-      verified = true
-    end
+    author_verified_badges = initdata["header"]?.try &.["c4TabbedHeaderRenderer"]?.try &.["badges"]?
+
+    author_verified = (author_verified_badges && author_verified_badges.size > 0)
     description = initdata["metadata"]["channelMetadataRenderer"]?.try &.["description"]?.try &.as_s? || ""
     description_html = HTML.escape(description)
 
@@ -132,7 +131,7 @@ def get_about_info(ucid, locale) : AboutChannel
     is_family_friendly: is_family_friendly,
     allowed_regions: allowed_regions,
     tabs: tabs,
-    verified: verified,
+    verified: author_verified || false,
   )
 end
 
diff --git a/src/invidious/channels/channels.cr b/src/invidious/channels/channels.cr
index e0459cc3..9e701043 100644
--- a/src/invidious/channels/channels.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/channels/channels.cr
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ struct ChannelVideo
   property live_now : Bool = false
   property premiere_timestamp : Time? = nil
   property views : Int64? = nil
+  property author_verified : Bool #TODO currently a dummy
 
   def to_json(locale, json : JSON::Builder)
     json.object do
@@ -218,6 +219,7 @@ def fetch_channel(ucid, pull_all_videos : Bool)
       live_now:           live_now,
       premiere_timestamp: premiere_timestamp,
       views:              views,
+      author_verified: false, #TODO dummy for components/item.ecr
     })
 
     LOGGER.trace("fetch_channel: #{ucid} : video #{video_id} : Updating or inserting video")
@@ -255,6 +257,7 @@ def fetch_channel(ucid, pull_all_videos : Bool)
         live_now:           video.live_now,
         premiere_timestamp: video.premiere_timestamp,
         views:              video.views,
+        author_verified: false, #TODO dummy for components/item.ecr
       }) }
 
       videos.each do |video|
diff --git a/src/invidious/comments.cr b/src/invidious/comments.cr
index 6febbe45..7d52b918 100644
--- a/src/invidious/comments.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/comments.cr
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ def fetch_youtube_comments(id, cursor, format, locale, thin_mode, region, sort_b
 
               content_html = node_comment["contentText"]?.try { |t| parse_content(t) } || ""
               author = node_comment["authorText"]?.try &.["simpleText"]? || ""
-              verified = node_comment["authorCommentBadge"]? != nil
-              json.field "verified", verified
+              verified = (node_comment["authorCommentBadge"]? != nil)
+              json.field "verified", (verified || false)
               json.field "author", author
               json.field "authorThumbnails" do
                 json.array do
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ def template_youtube_comments(comments, locale, thin_mode, is_replies = false)
       end
 
       author_name = HTML.escape(child["author"].as_s)
-      if child["verified"].as_bool
+      if child["verified"]?.try &.as_bool
         author_name += "<i class=\"icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle\"></i>"
       end
       html << <<-END_HTML
diff --git a/src/invidious/helpers/serialized_yt_data.cr b/src/invidious/helpers/serialized_yt_data.cr
index bfbc237c..186bca25 100644
--- a/src/invidious/helpers/serialized_yt_data.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/helpers/serialized_yt_data.cr
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ struct SearchVideo
   property live_now : Bool
   property premium : Bool
   property premiere_timestamp : Time?
+  property author_verified : Bool
 
   def to_xml(auto_generated, query_params, xml : XML::Builder)
     query_params["v"] = self.id
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ struct SearchPlaylist
   property video_count : Int32
   property videos : Array(SearchPlaylistVideo)
   property thumbnail : String?
+  property author_verified : Bool
 
   def to_json(locale : String?, json : JSON::Builder)
     json.object do
@@ -140,7 +142,7 @@ struct SearchPlaylist
       json.field "author", self.author
       json.field "authorId", self.ucid
       json.field "authorUrl", "/channel/#{self.ucid}"
-
+      json.field "authorVerified", self.author_verified
       json.field "videoCount", self.video_count
       json.field "videos" do
         json.array do
@@ -182,6 +184,7 @@ struct SearchChannel
   property video_count : Int32
   property description_html : String
   property auto_generated : Bool
+  property author_verified : Bool
 
   def to_json(locale : String?, json : JSON::Builder)
     json.object do
@@ -189,7 +192,7 @@ struct SearchChannel
       json.field "author", self.author
       json.field "authorId", self.ucid
       json.field "authorUrl", "/channel/#{self.ucid}"
-
+      json.field "authorVerified", self.author_verified
       json.field "authorThumbnails" do
         json.array do
           qualities = {32, 48, 76, 100, 176, 512}
diff --git a/src/invidious/mixes.cr b/src/invidious/mixes.cr
index 3f342b92..b578e3d9 100644
--- a/src/invidious/mixes.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/mixes.cr
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ struct MixVideo
   property length_seconds : Int32
   property index : Int32
   property rdid : String
+
+  def author_verified
+    false #TODO dummy
+  end
 end
 
 struct Mix
diff --git a/src/invidious/playlists.cr b/src/invidious/playlists.cr
index 88888a65..a17766e3 100644
--- a/src/invidious/playlists.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/playlists.cr
@@ -234,6 +234,10 @@ struct InvidiousPlaylist
     0_i64
   end
 
+  def author_verified
+    false # TODO dummy for components/item.ecr
+  end
+
   def description_html
     HTML.escape(self.description)
   end
@@ -252,6 +256,7 @@ def create_playlist(title, privacy, user)
     updated:     Time.utc,
     privacy:     privacy,
     index:       [] of Int64,
+    author_verified: false, # TODO dummy for components/item.ecr
   })
 
   Invidious::Database::Playlists.insert(playlist)
@@ -270,6 +275,7 @@ def subscribe_playlist(user, playlist)
     updated:     playlist.updated,
     privacy:     PlaylistPrivacy::Private,
     index:       [] of Int64,
+    author_verified: false, # TODO dummy for components/item.ecr
   })
 
   Invidious::Database::Playlists.insert(playlist)
diff --git a/src/invidious/routes/feeds.cr b/src/invidious/routes/feeds.cr
index f7f7b426..6d1f098f 100644
--- a/src/invidious/routes/feeds.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/routes/feeds.cr
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ module Invidious::Routes::Feeds
         paid:               false,
         premium:            false,
         premiere_timestamp: nil,
+        author_verified: false, #TODO real value
       })
     end
 
@@ -414,6 +415,7 @@ module Invidious::Routes::Feeds
           live_now:           video.live_now,
           premiere_timestamp: video.premiere_timestamp,
           views:              video.views,
+          author_verified: false, #TODO dummy for components/item.ecr
         })
 
         was_insert = Invidious::Database::ChannelVideos.insert(video, with_premiere_timestamp: true)
diff --git a/src/invidious/videos.cr b/src/invidious/videos.cr
index 69468b5e..c52cbe58 100644
--- a/src/invidious/videos.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/videos.cr
@@ -1047,7 +1047,9 @@ def extract_video_info(video_id : String, proxy_region : String? = nil, context_
 
   author_info = video_secondary_renderer.try &.dig?("owner", "videoOwnerRenderer")
   author_thumbnail = author_info.try &.dig?("thumbnail", "thumbnails", 0, "url")
-  params["authorVerified"] = JSON::Any.new(author_info.try &.["badges"]? != nil)
+  author_verified_badge = author_info.try &.["badges"]?
+
+  params["authorVerified"] = JSON::Any.new((author_verified_badge && author_verified_badge.size > 0) || false)
   params["authorThumbnail"] = JSON::Any.new(author_thumbnail.try &.as_s || "")
 
   params["subCountText"] = JSON::Any.new(author_info.try &.["subscriberCountText"]?
diff --git a/src/invidious/views/components/item.ecr b/src/invidious/views/components/item.ecr
index 5a93d802..db003146 100644
--- a/src/invidious/views/components/item.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/components/item.ecr
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
                         <img loading="lazy" style="width:56.25%" src="/ggpht<%= URI.parse(item.author_thumbnail).request_target.gsub(/=s\d+/, "=s176") %>"/>
                     </center>
                 <% end %>
-                <p dir="auto"><%= HTML.escape(item.author) %></p>
+                <p dir="auto"><%= HTML.escape(item.author) %><% if !item.author_verified.nil? && item.author_verified %><i class="icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle"></i><% end %></p>
             </a>
             <p><%= translate_count(locale, "generic_subscribers_count", item.subscriber_count, NumberFormatting::Separator) %></p>
             <% if !item.auto_generated %><p><%= translate_count(locale, "generic_videos_count", item.video_count, NumberFormatting::Separator) %></p><% end %>
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
                 <p dir="auto"><%= HTML.escape(item.title) %></p>
             </a>
             <a href="/channel/<%= item.ucid %>">
-                <p dir="auto"><b><%= HTML.escape(item.author) %></b></p>
+                <p dir="auto"><b><%= HTML.escape(item.author) %><% if !item.author_verified.nil? && item.author_verified %><i class="icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle"></i><% end %></b></p>
             </a>
         <% when MixVideo %>
             <a href="/watch?v=<%= item.id %>&list=<%= item.rdid %>">
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
                 <p dir="auto"><%= HTML.escape(item.title) %></p>
             </a>
             <a href="/channel/<%= item.ucid %>">
-                <p dir="auto"><b><%= HTML.escape(item.author) %></b></p>
+                <p dir="auto"><b><%= HTML.escape(item.author) %><% if !item.author_verified.nil? && item.author_verified %><i class="icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle"></i><% end %></b></p>
             </a>
         <% when PlaylistVideo %>
             <a style="width:100%" href="/watch?v=<%= item.id %>&list=<%= item.plid %>&index=<%= item.index %>">
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 
             <div class="video-card-row flexible">
                 <div class="flex-left"><a href="/channel/<%= item.ucid %>">
-                    <p class="channel-name" dir="auto"><%= HTML.escape(item.author) %></p>
+                    <p class="channel-name" dir="auto"><%= HTML.escape(item.author) %><% if !item.author_verified.nil? && item.author_verified %><i class="icon ion ion-md-checkmark-circle"></i><% end %></p>
                 </a></div>
 
                 <% endpoint_params = "?v=#{item.id}" %>
diff --git a/src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr b/src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr
index 41d95962..28e920fa 100644
--- a/src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr
@@ -102,7 +102,11 @@ private module Parsers
       premium = false
 
       premiere_timestamp = item_contents.dig?("upcomingEventData", "startTime").try { |t| Time.unix(t.as_s.to_i64) }
+      author_verified_badge = item_contents["ownerBadges"]?.try do |badges_array|
+        badges_array.as_a.find(&.dig("metadataBadgeRenderer", "tooltip").as_s.== "Verified")
+      end
 
+      author_verified = (author_verified_badge && author_verified_badge.size > 0)
       item_contents["badges"]?.try &.as_a.each do |badge|
         b = badge["metadataBadgeRenderer"]
         case b["label"].as_s
@@ -129,6 +133,7 @@ private module Parsers
         live_now:           live_now,
         premium:            premium,
         premiere_timestamp: premiere_timestamp,
+        author_verified:    author_verified || false,
       })
     end
 
@@ -156,7 +161,11 @@ private module Parsers
     private def self.parse(item_contents, author_fallback)
       author = extract_text(item_contents["title"]) || author_fallback.name
       author_id = item_contents["channelId"]?.try &.as_s || author_fallback.id
+      author_verified_badge = item_contents["ownerBadges"]?.try do |badges_array|
+        badges_array.as_a.find(&.dig("metadataBadgeRenderer", "tooltip").as_s.== "Verified")
+      end
 
+      author_verified = (author_verified_badge && author_verified_badge.size > 0)
       author_thumbnail = HelperExtractors.get_thumbnails(item_contents)
       # When public subscriber count is disabled, the subscriberCountText isn't sent by InnerTube.
       # Always simpleText
@@ -179,6 +188,7 @@ private module Parsers
         video_count:      video_count,
         description_html: description_html,
         auto_generated:   auto_generated,
+        author_verified:  author_verified || false,
       })
     end
 
@@ -206,18 +216,23 @@ private module Parsers
     private def self.parse(item_contents, author_fallback)
       title = extract_text(item_contents["title"]) || ""
       plid = item_contents["playlistId"]?.try &.as_s || ""
+      author_verified_badge = item_contents["ownerBadges"]?.try do |badges_array|
+        badges_array.as_a.find(&.dig("metadataBadgeRenderer", "tooltip").as_s.== "Verified")
+      end
 
+      author_verified = (author_verified_badge && author_verified_badge.size > 0)
       video_count = HelperExtractors.get_video_count(item_contents)
       playlist_thumbnail = HelperExtractors.get_thumbnails(item_contents)
 
       SearchPlaylist.new({
-        title:       title,
-        id:          plid,
-        author:      author_fallback.name,
-        ucid:        author_fallback.id,
-        video_count: video_count,
-        videos:      [] of SearchPlaylistVideo,
-        thumbnail:   playlist_thumbnail,
+        title:           title,
+        id:              plid,
+        author:          author_fallback.name,
+        ucid:            author_fallback.id,
+        video_count:     video_count,
+        videos:          [] of SearchPlaylistVideo,
+        thumbnail:       playlist_thumbnail,
+        author_verified: author_verified || false,
       })
     end
 
@@ -251,7 +266,11 @@ private module Parsers
       author_info = item_contents.dig?("shortBylineText", "runs", 0)
       author = author_info.try &.["text"].as_s || author_fallback.name
       author_id = author_info.try { |x| HelperExtractors.get_browse_id(x) } || author_fallback.id
+      author_verified_badge = item_contents["ownerBadges"]?.try do |badges_array|
+        badges_array.as_a.find(&.dig("metadataBadgeRenderer", "tooltip").as_s.== "Verified")
+      end
 
+      author_verified = (author_verified_badge && author_verified_badge.size > 0)
       videos = item_contents["videos"]?.try &.as_a.map do |v|
         v = v["childVideoRenderer"]
         v_title = v.dig?("title", "simpleText").try &.as_s || ""
@@ -267,13 +286,14 @@ private module Parsers
       # TODO: item_contents["publishedTimeText"]?
 
       SearchPlaylist.new({
-        title:       title,
-        id:          plid,
-        author:      author,
-        ucid:        author_id,
-        video_count: video_count,
-        videos:      videos,
-        thumbnail:   playlist_thumbnail,
+        title:           title,
+        id:              plid,
+        author:          author,
+        ucid:            author_id,
+        video_count:     video_count,
+        videos:          videos,
+        thumbnail:       playlist_thumbnail,
+        author_verified: author_verified || false,
       })
     end