Facebook engagement on misleading posts more than triples since 2016
- Engagement on Facebook posts from misleading websites spiked by 242% from the third quarter of 2016 to the third quarter of this year, according to a new report from the German Marshall Fund Digital.
- Only 10 outlets, which researchers labeled as “False Content Producers” or “Manipulators,” were responsible for 62% of interactions.
- Facebook in the past has been slammed by civil-rights leaders over the spread of misinformation on its platform.
- Facebook’s attempts to moderate misinformation on its platform are coming into focus amid the US presidential election.
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A new study has found that engagement from misleading websites on Facebook has more than tripled since the 2016 US presidential election.
The number of user interactions with articles from outlets considered “deceptive” increased by 242% from the third quarter of 2016 to the third quarter of this year, according to a study published Monday by