Young voters targeted with misleading election content on TikTok

BBC investigation finds fake, AI generated videos being shared by genuine users and bots

Penny Horwood
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With X’s community notes function proving useful at highlighting misinformation, TikTok has emerged as a key new social media battleground for the forthcoming election.

Social media was always going to be key in the parties efforts to reach voters during the election campaign. Both Labour and Conservatives have spent big on Facebook and Instagram ads (both of cour...

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