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Mark Zuckerberg: Claim fake stories posted on Facebook helped Trump win


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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