India, July 10 -- US President Donald Trump claimed during a White House event on July 6 that he is the No. 1 person on TikTok and has more followers than pop superstar Taylor Swift. However, publicly available data tells a different story.

Trump made the remarks while taking questions about TikTok and its future in the United States. Defending the app's popularity, he cited the success of his own account and claimed he ranked first on the platform.

"It was announced about two days ago. The new numbers just came out. You know who the number one person in Tic Tac is by far? Trump. Me. I just got it. I am number one," Trump said, referring to TikTok as "Tic Tac." He also claimed Taylor Swift was ranked 11th but did not specify the source ...