Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg says it is "crazy" to suggest that fake
stories on the social network helped Donald Trump win the US
Presidential election.
The website has come under fire amid accusations that it helped give
traction to a succession of bogus stories which circulated during the
election campaign.
At a technology conference in California, Mr
Zuckerberg said: "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.
"I do think there is a certain profound
lack of empathy in asserting that the only reason someone could have
voted the way they did is because they saw some fake news.
"If you believe that, then I don't think you have internalised the
message that Trump supporters are trying to send in this election."
Mr Zuckerberg questioned whether there were hoax stories about one candidate and not the other.
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