Paid political content or campaign fundraising
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Check a video freeWhat triggers it
Political content the creator was paid or given anything for (disclosed or not), any advertising by political figures or parties, or campaign fundraising by government, politician or political-party accounts.
What TikTok says
“Paid political advertising, whether or not it's disclosed”
How to fix it
Don't accept payment or perks for political content. Remove donation links from campaign accounts.
Good to know
Candidate or party promotion combined with sponsorship cues (#ad, 'paid for by', 'thanks to the campaign', donation links). Does NOT count: unpaid personal political opinion; approved government ads on public health, tourism or culture; official election-body information.
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
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