# James O'Keefe said TikTok took down both an 11-minute Minnesota election video and its short reel.

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Canonical: https://kleory.com/news/cases/xnews-4a1d165d87b4/

## Receipts
- 2026-08-16T03:06:47.228Z: TikTok Removes Videos Critical of Islam and Election Processes
- 2026-08-16T03:06:47.228Z: screenshot_timestamp
- 2026-08-16T03:20:00.000Z: subject_identity
- 2026-08-16T03:20:00.000Z: O'Keefe directly said TikTok removed both his 11-minute Minnesota video and the short reel.
- 2026-08-16T03:20:00.000Z: Friedman directly said TikTok removed his Dearborn documentary and showed a community-guidelines notice and account warning.
- 2026-08-16T03:20:00.000Z: Daugherty published the headline-style synthesis linking the two creators' removal claims.
- 2026-08-16T03:20:00.000Z: James O'Keefe said TikTok took down both an 11-minute Minnesota election video and its short reel.
- 2026-08-16T03:20:00.000Z: Nate Friedman said TikTok removed his Dearborn documentary after more than 230,000 likes, removed dashboard earnings, cited community guidelines without a specific reason, and issued an account warning.
- 2026-08-16T03:20:00.000Z: O'Keefe's canonical post says TikTok removed both versions of his Minnesota election video.
- 2026-08-16T03:20:00.000Z: Friedman's canonical post says TikTok removed his Dearborn documentary under a generic community-guidelines notice and warned his account.
- 2026-08-16T03:20:00.000Z: No TikTok newsroom statement or creator-specific policy explanation for either removal was found in this window.
- 2026-08-16T03:20:00.000Z: Both creators' removal statements are retained, but TikTok's notices, policy basis, motive, restoration status, and the headline's broad 'critical of Islam' characterization are not independently established.