"The White House on Thursday briefed around 30 social media creators covering Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to multiple media reports," The Hill writes. "The briefing was led by White House National Security Council special adviser for communications Matt Miller and press secretary Jen Psaki. News of the briefing was first reported by the Washington Post."

A White House statement indicated that since so many young people get their news via TikTok and other major social media platforms, it's important to make sure the most prominent influencers are getting their info "from an authoritative source". 

As cited in The Hill, the statement said:

"this is a critically important avenue in the way the American public is finding out about the latest" and they wanted to make sure the influencers had the "latest information from an authoritative source."

And to be expected some of the content which resulted from the briefing reads like it's straight out of a State Department script...

Ukrainian American TikTok creator Aaron Parnas, who has 1.2 million followers on TikTok, tweeted on Friday that "I still cannot believe how blessed I am to have had the opportunity to attend a White House briefing yesterday to be armed with accurate information about how America is helping Ukraine and our European allies."