FACT CHECK · CURRENT EVENTS
Claim: Who owns TikTok? Is it a 'Zionist app'?
CONTEXTTHE ANSWER
Since Jan 2026 TikTok US is run by a joint venture: Oracle, Silver Lake and Abu Dhabi's MGX hold 15% each, ByteDance 19.9%. Outside the US, ByteDance still owns TikTok.
SOURCE
The Register, 23 Jan 2026; Variety, Dec 2025 (TikTok USDS Joint Venture)
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