5 things to know about fake news on Facebook, Google
With presidential election signs coming down from front lawns and voters watching protests on the news, many are wondering if fake news stories on Facebook and Google contributed to Donald Trump's winning the presidency.
And that raises the question of what Google and Facebook plan to do about it.
Here are some examples of headlines from fake stories posted to the web:
"Pope Francis endorses Trump"
"WikiLeaks Confirms Hillary Sold Weapons to ISIS"
"Donald Trump wins electoral college and popular vote"
"Clinton Foundation bought $137 million worth of illegal arms and ammunition"
These headlines are from fake news stories that littered Facebook and Google in the past few months. While the content was wrong, it didn't stop them from pulling in hundreds of thousands or millions of likes, shares and comments.
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