Misinformation on TikTok: How Documented Examined Hundreds of Videos in Different Languages

Documented published stories about the impact of TikTok on migrants who made the journey to New York City based on information they had received on the platform.

Using machine learning models and other technologies largely grouped under the term artificial intelligence, or AI , comes with a big caveat: the work done with these models might not always be 100% accurate.

Lam Thuy Vo is a journalist who marries data analysis with on-the-ground reporting to examine how systems and policies affect individuals.

When writing about misinformation, it can be powerful to combine macro-level analysis of a large corpus of content and the micro-level description of individual videos that are representative of the bigger themes that have come up.