Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s defamation trial may be ongoing, but NBC News is prepared to take a closer look at how social media – and specifically TikTok – had sway on its initial verdict.
Premiering Wednesday, July 13, at 10:30 p.m. ET across NBC News digital channels, “A Marriage on Trial: Johnny Depp, Amber Heard and Truth in the Age of Social Media” will dissect what the trial’s impassioned viewership missed if social media was their only news source. What are the pros and cons of a platform like TikTok when a jury and the public at large are trying to dig to the truth?