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Tom Cruise Deepfake Videos on TikTok Leave People Baffled
No, that’s not the real Tom Cruise showing off his golf swing and doing magic tricks.
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Tiktok Users Can't Get Enough of This Color Personality Test
TikTok is a treasure trove of awesome dance videos and recipes gone viral, but the latest trend on the social media site has users taking a fun and revealing test. In recent days, the Color Personality Test has captivated the attention of countless TikTok users, who are flocking to platform to share their results with followers. The test, which is hosted on ktestone.com,...
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John Mayer Responds to Criticism From Taylor Swift Fans After Joining TikTok
John Mayer is learning that TikTok users have no problem with saying what they need to say
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TikTok Promised Black Creators It Would Do Better. Has Anything Changed?
As Black Lives Matter protests were raging across the country last June, TikTok apologized to its Black users for failing to elevate and promote their content as much as it deserved. NBC News reporter Kalhan Rosenblatt talked to a number of Black content creators about what has changed — and what hasn’t.
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How One Extreme Couponer Is Using Her Hobby to Help Others
Nina Pathammavong is a 25-year-old extreme couponer and TikToker who is using her incredible stockpile of discount goods to help people in need. Pathammavong joined LX News to talk about how she got started in couponing and to share some tips about how you can do the same.
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Woman Finds Husband's ‘Secret Instagram Account' Full of Recipes He Makes for Her
“Last week, I found out my husband had a secret Instagram account.” Rachael Sullivan began a now-viral TikTok video with this phrase, after Instagram suggested she follow her husband, Tom Sullivan, on the app. “It was on the ‘people you may know’ section,” Rachael told TODAY Food. “It said ‘Tom Sullivan @MealsSheEats,’ and I was like, ‘Who is this ‘she’?’” @matthewmcconaughey He did...
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TikTok Tests Whisk, a New Feature That Makes It Easy to Save Recipes
The feature is being tested on some popular videos.
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Beverly Hills Surgeon Comes to Rescue in ‘Gorilla Glue' Hair Catastrophe
A Louisiana woman who went viral online for using Gorilla Glue on her hair after she ran out of hairspray traveled to Beverly Hills to get help from a plastic surgeon Wednesday.
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Jackie James and Sofia Ongele: Black Gen Z Activists Raising Their Voices on TikTok
17-year-old Jackie James and 20-year-old Sofia Ongele are using TikTok to teach millions of their peers about activism and social justice. James and Engele joined LX News host Ashley Holt to discuss the responsibilities and difficulties of TikTok fame and why they think sharing their messages on that platform is so important.
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Biden Backs Off on TikTok Ban in Review of Trump China Moves
The Biden administration is backing off former President Donald Trump’s attempts to ban the popular video app TikTok, asking a court to postpone a legal dispute over the proposed ban as the government begins a broader review of the national security threats posed by Chinese technology companies
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Here's What You Need to Know About the Viral ‘Gorilla Glue' Mishap
Here’s what’s going on with the “Gorilla Glue Girl,” aka Tessica Brown, who is blowing up on social media for her tragic hair mistake.
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Jailed Rapper Casanova Disciplined for TikTok Video Dance Challenge
Rapper Casanova, who is jailed in New York in a gang-related federal racketeering case, is facing disciplinary charges over a dance challenge video posted on social media. The 34-year-old rapper, whose legal name is Caswell Senior, will be disciplined by officials at the Westchester County Jail after a woman recorded him accepting the so-called Junebug challenge during a video visit, the Journal...
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Beyond Rice: How to Make Dinner in Your Rice Cooker
Chef Vivian Aronson said she’s cooked everything from cakes to chicken wings in her rice cooker.
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NYPD Investigates Officer for TikTok Dance Video
The officer uploaded a video on TikTok of him dancing to music while in uniform, including on what appeared to be a counter at 7-Eleven.
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Sea Shanties Are Having a Moment Amid Isolation of Pandemic
TikTok has helped sea shanties surge into the mainstream, and many people who sing sea shanties at local festivals in seaport locations across the U.S. are thrilled by the sudden attention
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TikTok User Behind Viral ‘Dreams' Video Gives Signed Ocean Spray Bottle to Idaho Museum
An Idaho man who rode to fame on TikTok after casually singing “Dreams” by Fleetwood Mac and drinking cranberry juice while longboarding will have a symbol of his success on display at the Museum of Idaho
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Meet Drag Queen Kyne Santos, TikTok's Favorite Math Teacher
Kyne Santos is a 22-year-old drag queen who appeared on the first season of Canada’s Drag Race while studying math at the University of Waterloo. Today, Santos is sharing that love of math with a legion of fans on TikTok, and also letting queer young people know that “it gets better.”
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TikTok Star Behind ‘Wellerman' Sea Shanty Craze Quits Job as Mailman
With his renditions of centuries-old sea shanties, Nathan Evans has spawned a global craze on the ultra-modern social media platform TikTok, NBC News reports.
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Some Students Think the U.S. Capitol Attack Looked a Lot Like a School Shooting — and They Hope Congress Takes Note
Images of members of Congress hiding and sheltering in place during the U.S. Capitol attack made many American students think of their own survival training during school shooting drills. NBC’s youth and Internet culture reporter Kalhan Rosenblatt stopped by LX News to discuss how Gen Z-ers now hope this traumatic experience leads lawmakers to think more carefully about gun reform....
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TikTok Launches Program to Support Black Creatives
TikTok announced Wednesday that it has launched an incubator program to promote and foster Black talent on the platform, NBC News reports.