![]() Lemon Inc., a subsidiary of ByteDance, has submitted a trademark application for a range of book publishing products and services, according to a filing posted on the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). PolitiFact Researcher Caryn Baird contributed to this report.After aggressively promoting its new lifestyle social media platform Lemon8 in the U.S., ByteDance appears to be brewing another content app for its biggest overseas market. ![]() We found no evidence to support this, and traced the claim back to a website known for spreading misinformation. Marine Corps arrested Zucker, who is a CDC official. The Real Raw News website also has a documented history of using false and misleading headlines attached to stories written by "Michael Baxter." Baxter, PolitiFact reported, is a pseudonym for a man whose real name is Michael Tuffin and who is known for promoting far-fetched conspiracy theories.Ī TikTok video claimed that the U.S. As recently as May 4, Cuomo’s lawyers subpoenaed five of the 11 women who accused Cuomo of sexual harassment to build the former governor’s defense in a lawsuit. For example, the story’s second paragraph includes the phrase "encouraged the now-deceased Andrew Cuomo." Former New York Gov. The article was headlined: "Military Arrests CDC Official For Covid Crimes."Ī closer look at that article shows its claims are dubious. Using the text in the screenshot and the author’s name, Michael Baxter, which was also visible in the video, we traced the claim back to an article published May 1 by the website Real Raw News. ![]() ![]() The spokesperson added that arresting people at their homes or at other locations that are not military installations would be the jurisdiction of local law enforcement, not the Marine Corps. Marine Corps spokesperson said that the Marines knew of no arrest of a CDC official. We also searched court records for any documentation of an arrest or legal disciplinary action and found none.Ī U.S. We searched Nexis news archives and Google for articles from reputable news organizations and found no reports of Zucker’s arrest. PolitiFact reached out to the CDC and Zucker for comment and did not hear back. Howard Zucker, a former New York state health commissioner who oversaw responses to public health crises including Ebola, measles and COVID-19, became the CDC’s deputy director for global health in January. Marine Corps arrested a CDC deputy director.ĭr. We found no evidence to support the claim that the U.S. ( Read more about PolitiFact’s partnership with TikTok.) TikTok identified the video as part of its efforts to counter inauthentic, misleading or false content. in which he advocated for abolishing the Constitution and renewing lockdowns and mask mandates to combat the (fictitious) emerging strain of Covid."īut this is unsubstantiated. Viewers who paused the TikTok could read more of the claim, which was shared in a screenshot behind the person narrating the video: ". Army Cyber Command intercepted several Zoom calls … " read the video’s narrator before the TikTok abruptly ended midsentence. Howard Zucker on charges of treason after U.S. "The United States Marines on Friday arrested CDC Deputy Director of Global Health, Dr. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s leadership team. A 15-second TikTok video is spreading unsubstantiated claims about a member of the U.S.
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