On Monday, October 5, 2026, CIS Ph.D. student Yi-Ting Liu and Professor Wayne Buente gave a talk on their paper “Fact-Checking on TikTok: Comparing Professional and Public Fact-Checkers’ Content Practices” to explore how short-form TikTok videos are reshaping fact-checking practices.
The CIS community is grateful to Yi-Ting and Dr. Buente for sharing their research and insights into how professional fact-checkers and everyday creators navigate platform algorithms and engage online audiences.
As always, the seminar was followed First Monday social hour at Manoa Gardens. Mahalo to all who joined!
Bios:
Yi-Ting Liu is a Ph.D. student in the Communication and Information Sciences (CIS) program at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, where her research focuses on social media. She conducted the study with Dr. Wayne Buente.
Dr. Buente is a Professor and Chair of the School of Communication and Information at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and specializes in social media research.