The move comes after a report by NewsGuard in 2022 found that TikTok contained false information about climate change and other topics. The report also revealed that during the pandemic, searching for COVID-19 videos on the app produced suggestions for content that included misinformation about vaccines. Misinformation was particularly prevalent during the US presidential election season, prompting TikTok to remove over 300,000 election-related videos and 50,000 videos sharing false information about COVID-19.
