Social media users confused the phrase “tick tock” for the social media application TikTok, claiming that the White House was using the China-based app to communicate with reporters. The text in the posts read, “Karine Jean-Pierre the White House Press Secretary just said ‘A Tick-Tock was sent out to all reporters.’ Are you kidding me?? The White House uses Chinese media to communicate?”, “It is fitting that this administration would use Chinese spyware. “The White House does not use the Tik Tok application.”VERDICTMissing context. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre did not say that the White House sent information to reporters via the TikTok app.

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