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The Documentary: The TikTok election

The TikTok election

17/10/2020 GMT

BBC World Service - The Documentary, The TikTok election

Sophia Smith Galer finds out how TikTok could influence the outcome of the US election

Sophia Smith Galer enters the hype houses of TikTok to find out how political video could shape the US election.

TikTok has become one of the political stories in the run up to the US elections, exposing America's distrust of China. But its users and influencers could help decide who takes the White House. Journalist Sophia Smith Galer enters the hype houses of TikTok to find out how influential it really is.

(Image: TikTok users Joie, Maya and Matt. Credit: BBC/Getty Images/TikTok)

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