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 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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Facebook officials struggled on Wednesday to explain why it permits InfoWars, a media organization that is one of the world's leading purveyors of conspiracy theories, to have a page on its platform.

Facebook says it will now make it easier to report fake news. "We've relied heavily on our community for help on this issue, and this can help us detect more fake news," Mosseri said.

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 ...

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 ...