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Tiktok is going to be banned in 2024

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This is partially true.

While a bill has been approved labeling TikTok as a national security threat due to its control by a foreign adversary, there are still pending steps regarding a potential complete ban in the US. ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, has been offered an opportunity to prevent the ban. As described in a New York Times article, ByteDance has six months to find a buyer for the app. If they succeed in satisfying the government's conditions within that timeframe, the ban will not be enforced. However, if they fail to do so, TikTok will no longer be available for download or updates through app stores and internet hosting companies.

Therefore, while there is a vote for a ban, there remains a chance to avoid it under specific circumstances.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/13/technology/tiktok-bill-whats-next.html?auth=login-google1tap&login=google1tap

Answer 1

This is True, because technically they banned the app in a vote of congress but it is yet to be in full effect.

Obviously the source is credible and valid making this fact check a lot more shallow because I don't have to search too upstream for another source. Multiple other media outlets have covered this issue and I feel I found a quote that best explains the hinge of TikTok's existence.

Although House members who drafted the bill have previously said that it “does not ban TikTok,” the legislation in its current form requires ByteDance to divest TikTok within roughly six months in order for the app “to remain available in the United States.” If the bill is enacted, app store owners such as Apple and Google along with internet-hosting companies would be prohibited from supporting TikTok and other apps that are linked to ByteDance. 

For further context ByteDance is the Chinese data source that runs TikTok which is why the threat has been deemed imminent to the U.S. by congress.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/13/house-passes-bill-that-could-lead-to-a-tiktok-ban-fight-shifts-to-the-senate.html

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Great job on your factcheck! You did a great job going into depth on the background of your sources and where they received their information. The addition of quotes directly from your sources was a really great addition.

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This fact check does a good job of breaking down the issue and what misinformation is being spread about the topic.

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Is it possible to fact-check a prediction? Is there actual proof and evidence the app will be banned this year? I've seen this claim several times during the past few years, and here we are today with the app still working. Something to consider!

Answer 2

This claim is true. In a recent decision made by the House an ultimatum was given to the owners of Tik Tok to either sell the company to an American buyer or have the app banned in the United States. This decision was made after a 352-65 vote for the possible ban. Rumors of a TikTok ban have been happening for the past four years; however, with the recent decision made by the House this is closest the app has ever been to a genuine ban. The reason the government wants this ban to happen is because they fear the owner of the app will sell the information it has of its American users to someone else for malicious reasons. It is important to keep in mind that the senate must also vote on this bill for it to become law which has not happened yet. 

Many other reliable sources have reported on this topic and all the language and information used is the same across each article. 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/03/13/is-tiktok-banned-what-to-know/72957680007/

 https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-ban-house-vote-china-national-security-8fa7258fae1a4902d344c9d978d58a37

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/13/technology/tiktok-ban-house-vote.html

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I like your fact-check. I like how you went to multiple sources to ensure it was correct. It is important to use a source outside of the one you are fact-checking. I wouldn't understand how you could do a fact-check with the same source.

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Is it possible to fact-check a prediction? Is there actual proof and evidence the app will be banned this year? I've seen this claim several times during the past few years, and here we are today with the app still working. Something to consider!

Answer 3

While it is true that the proposed bill to "ban TikTok" has been passed in the House, the bill still needs to go through hearings in the senate, and then be signed into law by the President. Many members of Congress have stated the bill is not a ban on tiktok, but rather it forces TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, to dives or sell t it's interest to a U.S company. There is much back and forth online about if a ban will actually happen, but if ByteDance doesn't sell to a U.S. entity then it is possible. 

If you aren't already aware, ByteDance is a chinese owned company, and our government believe TikTok is selling our information and is a threat to national security. That is the reasoning behind this bill

 https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-ban-house-vote-china-national-security-8fa7258fae1a4902d344c9d978d58a37

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/13/technology/tiktok-ban-house-vote.html

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/03/13/is-tiktok-banned-what-to-know/72957680007/

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I think you did a very good job in finding outside resources to back up the claim.  Not only did you provide sources, but you used reliable articles as well instead of finding ones that might not be from a reliable source.

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Is it possible to fact-check a prediction? Is there actual proof and evidence the app will be banned this year? I've seen this claim several times during the past few years, and here we are today with the app still working. Something to consider!

Answer 4

 https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-ban-house-vote-china-national-security-8fa7258fae1a4902d344c9d978d58a37

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/13/technology/tiktok-ban-house-vote.html

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/03/13/is-tiktok-banned-what-to-know/72957680007/