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Luxury Has a Fake News Problem. Is Silence the Right Strategy?

Hermès, Chanel and Louis Vuitton are among the luxury megabrands that have largely remained quiet amid a flood of viral TikToks falsely suggesting their bags are made in China.
Content creators on TikTok are falsely claiming luxury brands manufacturer in China.
Luxury brands are under attack on TikTok from content creators falsely claiming their products are made in China. (BoF/TikTok)

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Sarah Kent
Sarah Kent

Sarah Kent is Chief Sustainability Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She is based in London and drives BoF's coverage of critical environmental and labour issues.

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