TikTok dismisses report of sale to Elon Musk, calls it ’pure fiction’

TikTok has strongly dismissed reports suggesting that it may sell its US business to billionaire Elon Musk, calling the claims “pure fiction.” This comes in response to a Bloomberg News report, which indicated that Chinese officials, amid growing concerns over a potential US ban, were exploring the idea of selling TikTok’s American operations to the owner of social media platform X (formerly Twitter).

TikTok, owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance, has been embroiled in a lengthy battle with US lawmakers over national security concerns.