At the time I made that post this fakeNEWS story hadn't been published.
I love it! Republican's call news they don't like fake as do Democrats.
Several of the fake news examples have been posted as if they were real news on Getbig....gotta love it!
Facebook's fake news problem, explained
Updated by Timothy B. Leetim@vox.com Nov 16, 2016, 9:10am EST
Over the course of 2016, Facebook users learned that the pope endorsed Donald Trump (he didn’t), that a Democratic operative was murdered after agreeing to testify against Hillary Clinton (it never happened), that Bill Clinton raped a 13-year-old girl (a total fabrication), and many other totally bogus “news” stories. Stories like this thrive on Facebook because Facebook’s algorithm prioritizes “engagement” — and a reliable way to get readers to engage is by making up outrageous nonsense about politicians they don’t like.
Conservatives Are Outraged Over Facebook’s Plan To Use Fact Checkers To Weed Out Fake News By Jason Easley on Thu, Dec 15th, 2016 at 5:05 pm
http://www.politicususa.com/2016/12/15/conservatives-outraged-facebooks-plan-fact-checkers-weed-fake-news.htmlA Republican Party and a conservative movement that has moved from facts to beliefs are outraged that Facebook would use a coalition of fact checkers in their effort to weed out fake news.
We’re Tracking All The Election Day Rumors, Hoaxes, And DebunkingsNov. 7, 2016, at 2:17 p.m.
Craig Silverman
BuzzFeed Founding Editor, Canada