At a tech conference, an interviewer grilled the Facebook chief executive about the fake news that proliferates there, suggesting that it had swayed the election toward Trump. Zuckerberg scoffed:“Personally I think the idea that fake news on Facebook, which is a very small amount of the content, influenced the election in any way — I think is a pretty crazy idea. During a Facebook live discussion, reporter Caitlin Dewey explained how fake news sites use Facebook as a vehicle to function and make money. (The Washington Post)Late Friday, Zuckerberg posted about how he grasps the seriousness of the problem and outlined the ways Facebook might deal with it. Zuckerberg may not want to call this person an editor, since he has been insistent that Facebook isn’t a media company.

Source: Washington Post November 20, 2016 20:54 UTC