You said it, most of these were just paid to do make these videos, they were talking shits everything there and sometimes sounds so stupid, well, they have a somewhat a point on how VPN works to mask your identity and activity online but that's will not prevent you getting hacked.
I'm honestly surprised if Nord sponsored them. Their view numbers are low. I guess they have a tiered level of marketing budget, so they don't overspend on it. Feels like a waste considering they can easily sponsor a techtuber or somebody else for much better view numbers. But who am I to judge that.
I dislike misleading statements, although you can say they can technically be true. But it's so uncommon for people to connect VPN with avoiding a $5 wrench attack or something similar. On the other hand, it's not surprising, considering how marketing operates nowadays.