A nearly year-old Facebook event for a "simple maths competition" has been one of the most viral posts on the platform for six months. The "event" racked up about 51 million views on Facebook ...

In some ways, it's a more insidious problem ... to target fake accounts. That may include detecting "repeated posting of the same content." At an event last month, a Facebook exec said "false ...

The problem is that Shut It Down D.C. was as ... the number on the page that had been taken down. The impact of fake Facebook event pages on organizing efforts wasn't clear at Sunday's event.

Now, Facebook is admitting it must try harder to fight the problem. In a statement first ... topics being shown are reflective of real-world events, and take additional steps to prevent false ...

The event, led by Head of News Feed John Hegeman and News Feed product specialist Sara Su, began with Facebook ... to fix the issue (by hiring third-party fact-checkers, removing fake accounts ...

It sounds like a fun family event, but the problem is, it's fake. A recent image for just ... they always list any official events on their Facebook page or website.

Fake news creates significant public confusion about current events ... Facebook says it will now make it easier to report fake news. "We've relied heavily on our community for help on this ...

In January, a fake robocall used ... According to Farid, Facebook, whose algorithms serve up content that stirs strong emotions, has been on the wrong side of this issue for the last 15 years.

The company's failure to produce a satisfactory answer on the matter came at an event Facebook organized in its Manhattan offices where the company aimed to tout its commitment to combating fake ...

A nearly year-old Facebook event for a "simple maths competition" has been one of the most viral posts on the platform for six months. The "event" racked up about 51 million views on Facebook during ...