Unverified claims, conspiracies or out-of-context clips
TikTok may leave the video out of recommendations, so fewer people see it.
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What triggers it
Conspiracy theories blaming 'the government' or a 'secret society', moderate-harm health myths (e.g. cold cures), real footage presented out of context, cherry-picked studies, unverified claims about a crisis or major civic event, viral misinformation that erodes trust in institutions or businesses, or content under fact-check review.
What TikTok says
“Content is ineligible for the FYF if it contains misinformation that may cause moderate harm to individuals or society.”
We last checked this against TikTok's page on .
How to fix it
Add sources on screen or in the caption, label speculation as opinion, and give the real date and place of reused footage.
Good to know
'BREAKING' claims about an unfolding event with no source, 'they don't want you to know', reused clips with a new false location or date. Does NOT count: clearly labeled opinion.
Can FYProof spot it?
A full check of your video looks for it in what's said, the words on screen, the caption and the hashtags. What a check finds is an estimate, not a guarantee.
- Video: not for this rule
- Speech: looked at for this rule
- On-screen text: looked at for this rule
- Caption: looked at for this rule
- Hashtags: looked at for this rule
Related TikTok rules
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