'TikTok is my medicine. I do it to show that *this* is the reality of war.'
soldier dancing to “Smooth Criminal” in a field, families and pets huddled in metro stations, tractors seemingly towing abandoned Russian tanks, bombed apartment buildings.African students are being abused, attacked, and shot at trying to reach safety, because of the colour of their skin.For people, watching through their phone screen, TikTok made the conflict feel closer.
How can you be sure that what you are seeing is real? “Don't get your information from TikTok alone,” Lopez advises. “Question what you are seeing. A healthy amount of scepticism is always needed.”misinformation trends during this war , says that shaky camera work is another telltale sign. Abbie found that creators were taking audio of gunshots and overlaying it on other footage. To know whether the audio on a video is legit, check to see if it belongs to the creator, or if it has been used for different videos.Anonymous users are exploiting TikTok's Livestreams by sharing looped footage dubbed over with air raid sirens to make it look like they are in the middle of the conflict.
While misinformation has muddied the reality of the war, 20-year-old photography student Valeria is using the platform to show the realities through their own eyes. Her first video, “
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