TikTok Launches Crowd-Sourced Debunking Tool in U.S.

TikTok launches crowd-sourced debunking tool in U.S.

TikTok said the feature will augment the platform’s existing integrity measures such as labelling content that cannot be verified and partnering with fact-checking organisations.

TikTok wants its fact-checking to be user-generated, too - Tubefilter

We live in a disturbingly post-truth era, where public figures lie for clout and laypeople lap up conspiracy theories that suit their worldview, without bothering to check what’s real and what’s fake. And nowhere does “post-truth” spread better than online. We saw this firsthand around the 2020 presidential election, when the Trump camp’s claims of voting interference found a home on YouTube. After the platform finally cracked down on that conte…