US EditionTikTok Rolls Out Crowd-Based 'Footnotes' Fact Checker in U.S.
UNITED STATES, JUL 30 – TikTok’s Footnotes feature allows users to add context and flag misleading videos for its 170 million U.S. users amid ongoing regulatory challenges for the app.
- TikTok announced on July 30, 2025, it is launching Footnotes, a crowd-based fact-checking feature for U.S. users that adds context to videos and flags misinformation.
- TikTok introduced Footnotes due to growing misinformation and follows the lead of platforms like X and Meta, which adopted similar user-generated fact-checking systems.
- Footnotes allows qualified U.S. users to contribute notes with source citations and to rate notes as helpful, using a bridging algorithm to identify broad consensus.
- About 80,000 U.S. users who are 18 or older, with six months on TikTok and no guideline violations, can add and rate footnotes that meet moderation standards.
- TikTok will continue professional fact-checking alongside Footnotes and plans to evaluate a broader rollout, while its U.S. future remains uncertain amid ongoing government negotiations.
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