"They absolutely have the tools to shut down fake news," Gizmodo quoted one source as saying. A Facebook statement said that the claims made in the article were "not true." "We did not build and withhold any News Feed changes based on their potential impact on any one political party," the statement from Facebook said. Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has rejected the idea that bogus stories shared at the social network paved a path of victory for Trump. In a weekend posting, Zuckerberg said dealing with hoaxes and fake news is complex.

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 15, 2016 00:49 UTC