As midterms loom, TikTok faces its next political test

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As midterms loom, TikTok faces its next political test
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A new study shows that a third of political candidates facing voters on Nov. 8 have TikTok accounts.

, a U.S.-based nonprofit group that examines efforts by foreign nations to interfere in democratic institutions.

A Washington Post review of what appears on TikTok from these accounts shows that politicians are still learning how best to use the app. Some clips attack their opponents or feature cameos from celebrity supporters. Others encourage young people to vote. In another video that garnered slightly over 10,000 views, North Carolina state Sen. Jeff Jackson appears using a video filter that turned his face into a head of broccoli, saying, “Politics is very serious business.”But other candidates’ posts are more similar to videos they might share on more traditional social media like Facebook and Twitter. A recent video on Oz’s TikTok showed him at a gas station, criticizing President Biden’s economic agenda.

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