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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Anuj Chopra and Alex Pigman

Monsters, Asteroids, Vampires: AI Conspiracies Flood TikTok

Conspiracy theories involving mythical monsters and vampires have exploded on TikTok. (Credit: AFP)

From vampires and wendigos to killer asteroids, TikTok users are pumping out outlandish end-of-the-world conspiracy theories, researchers say, in yet another misinformation trend on a platform whose fate in the United States hangs in the balance.

In the trend reported by the nonprofit Media Matters, TikTok users seek to monetize viral videos that make unfounded claims about the US government secretly capturing or preserving mythical monsters that include -- wait for it -- King Kong.

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