THESE past months, we’ve heard lots of news, especially a lot of news coming from TikTok. Some students don’t get their news from TikTok, but they get some news from Instagram. That leaves the question of how students find this information, how truthful that information is, and how they find reliable news.

“When I scroll, I mainly find out-of-context clips,” Lonnie Leval (12) said. He also finds news scrolling.” I found out about the assassination of Charlie Kirk through TikTok,” he added. He always tries to find more evidence on the news because TikTok isn’t always a reliable source.

Students are advised to look up news they see on social media and verify it through credible sources. CNN 10 has been a popular way for students to get their news while at school.

Semise Kofe (11) says using a reliable news source leads to more credible information than TikTok. “I think that using TikTok as a news source is dumb, and it’s always smarter to find news elsewhere,” he said.

Other students like Fredy Gonzalez (12), who gets his news from social media, say that he feels that social media isn’t always truthful. Gonzalez stated that he finds news on TikTok’s ‘For You’ page. “When I find news on TikTok, I also try to verify it with other sources,” he said. Gonzalez stated that he found out about Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” through social media and later verified it on other sources.

Eddie Cidik (12) stated that he gets his news from his TV, in his class, and social media like TikTok, as well. Cidik found out about the Indonesian protests through social media. “I approach the news with a grain of salt until I can find credible evidence,” Cidik said about finding news on social media. He mainly tries to follow news stories when they are interesting and trusts Major news stations over TikTok.

Granger students seem to be cautious about the news they find on TikTok, and they try their best to get the whole truth.