Study: TikTok and Facebook are still running ads containing false information


As part of the investigation, TikTok allowed 90% of ads containing false information about the US midterm elections, taking place November 8, 2022. — Photography Wachiwit/GettyImages/AFP Relaxnews

The news may not be surprising, but it's no less disappointing. Indeed, social media sites' moderation techniques still do not seem to be wholly effective, recent research suggests, with TikTok and Facebook coming under fire in an investigation into their ability to detect election disinformation.

Ahead of the upcoming midterm elections in the United States, a study set out to test the ability of social networks to monitor content containing election disinformation, in particular, featured in advertisements. The research found that TikTok and Facebook aren't always up to speed when it comes to moderation.

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