TikTok Is Being Sucked By The Violence And Misinformation Of The Ukrainian War

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What Ms. Hernandez was actually seeing and hearing in TikTok videos were footage of Ukrainian tanks from video games as well as a soundtrack that had been uploaded to the app over a year ago. In a New York Times analysis, the soundtrack and footage were tracked back to their original source.

TikTok is a Chinese-owned video platform that’s well-known for its viral dance videos and lip-syncing videos. It has become one of the most used platforms to share photos and videos of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. According to The Times, hundreds of thousands have been uploaded to the app over the past week from all corners of the globe. According to The New Yorker, the invasion was the ” first TikTok War” in the world.