US elections: how social networks can influence elections

US residents are about to decide who they want to be their next president.

As candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump make their case for why they should be elected, the debate continues online.

But on social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram and X, you shouldn’t believe some of the “facts” that are posted about presidential candidates and their parties.

BBC disinformation expert Marianne Spring tells us how social media could influence this massive election.