TikTok videos are about to get crowdsourced fact checks on them

TikTok is introducing Footnotes, a US-based community fact-checking program enabling users to add context to videos. About 80,000 qualified contributors can write and rate notes, which appear when deemed helpful by consensus. The system aims to bridge diverse opinions and will evolve over time. Users can report inappropriate Footnotes. This crowdsourced approach follows similar initiatives by other social media platforms, reflecting a trend in user-driven content verification.