Politi Fact Article RatingDays before a U.S. ban on TikTok is set to take effect, social media users claimed President-elect Donald Trump announced he saved TikTok by buying it. But the Trump announcement is fake.
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50% Medium Conservative
- Reliability
95% ReliableExcellent
- Policy Leaning
50% Medium Conservative
- Politician Portrayal
-37% Negative
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
52% : That's because the president is exempt from federal conflict of interest laws that require other government officials to divest from financial interests.49% : Musk has been a vocal Trump supporter, and Trump tapped Musk to co-lead with Vivek Ramaswamy the Department of Government Efficiency, an advisory group charged with cutting government spending.
40% : A Jan. 14 TikTok video showed a screenshot of a supposed X post from Trump that said the incoming president had bought TikTok.
33% : Still, we wondered about what would happen if Trump did make such an announcement about buying TikTok.
28% : During his first term, Trump raised government ethics concerns because he didn't divest from his hotels and golf clubs.
27% : Legal and government ethics experts told PolitiFact that if Trump had decided to personally buy TikTok, it likely would not have violated federal law.
27% : Legal and government ethics experts told PolitiFact that if Trump had decided to personally buy TikTok, it likely would not have violated federal law.
27% : Nonetheless, this image showing Trump announcing on X that he will be "purchasing TikTok" is fabricated.
24% : But Trump broke that status quo.
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