TikTok calls reports of sale to Elon Musk 'pure fiction'

ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, denies reports from Bloomberg stating that Chinese officials are considering selling TikTok US to Tesla (TSLA) CEO and X (formerly Twitter) owner Elon Musk. TikTok tells various media outlets the report is "pure fiction."

As the TikTok divest-or-ban deadline nears, Morning Brief co-hosts Seana Smith and Brad Smith take a closer look at the reports.

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This post was written by Naomi Buchanan.