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Harris' laugh, Trump as a teenage girl: Viral candidate impersonators weigh in on election comedy

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63% Informative

A growing share of adults in the U.S. get their news from TikTok , according to a Pew Research Center .

Both Donald Trump's and Kamala Harris' campaigns have leaned into TikTok to reach audiences online.

USA TODAY talked to three TikTok creators who impersonate this election's top candidates.

They shared the belief that political comedy should make a statement.

Wiles said he read Vance 's book "Hillbilly Elegy " and followed his political trajectory after the book's success.

Wiles found social media videos as a good medium to run comedy skits about Vance .

"I just was trying to write stand up about him, because I, like, find him so detestable".

VR Score

64

Informative language

61

Neutral language

81

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

40

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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no external sources

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