“The Chinese government “owns” TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance.”
Brian Kilmeade
Fox & Friends co-host. Fox & Friends. Claim dated 14 Mar 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
A TikTok spokesperson told PolitiFact that 60% of its parent company ByteDance is owned by global investors, 20% by its co-founders and 20% by employees, including thousands of Americans.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Brian Kilmeade (Fox & Friends co-host) made this claim around 14 March 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 15 March 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhoB31vMcK0&t=300s
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