Facebook Removes Fake Article About Megyn Kelly From Trending Topics (theverge.com)

Less than a week after Facebook announced that it is changing the way it handles the Trending Topics section on the social networking website, a fake article about Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly was found trending on Facebook. The article, headlined "Breaking: Fox News Exposes Traitor Megyn Kelly, Kicks Her Out for Backing Hillary" comes from a conspiracy theory website, which has more than 200,000 likes on Facebook. Its Megyn Kelly story was the topic of discussion for many across the world. The article is obviously fake. The other cited source for this trending topic was an outlet called "Conservating101"

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Those responsible

[alvinrod]

Those responsible for sacking the people who have just been sacked have been sacked.

Re:"topic of discussion for many across the world"

[mark-t]

No, you don't.

Really, you don't have to ask... in fact, it's probably better that you don't know.

Let's just say that calling "news" is not only stretching the definition of the word, it is mutating it into something else entirely, and any similarity it may have to something that is ordinarily called "news" is most likely coincidental and probably even unintentional.

This is funny

[GameboyRMH]

It's hilarious that the persistent arch-enemy of the supposed strongman Trump is a mainstream "news" anchor at a TV channel allied to his party. And a feminine-looking woman too! You'd think it would make every neckbearded alt-right head explode.

And what dastardly tactic has she used to thwart and frustrate the glorious-leader-to-be? Not asking him soft enough questions.

Re:This is funny

[AmiMoJo]

His early tactic against Hilary was to suggest that women were incompetent in top jobs, because they go on the rag every month and shit like that. Imply they got the job because of their looks (likely a factor with Kelly, it being Fox) and keep pushing the idea that only a man can be relied on for these things.

He has toned it down a bit now and focused more on the crooked angle, but I think it's going to keep haunting him through the campaign and make it very hard to pick up enough female voters to win.

Re:Megyn Kelly isn't fake!

[93 Escort Wagon]

Even if she spells her nyme like a fyke.

FTFY

Whatever else needs to be said,

[Black Parrot]

You've got to admit that the internet makes election years way less stuffy than they used to be.

Where's all the rightwing outrage?

[norweeg]

Facebook curated false information about one of your own out of trending topics so it doesn't spread. Surely this indicative of some sort of conspiracy against you! /sarcasm

Re:"topic of discussion for many across the world"

[TechnoAngina]

Since when is CNN left? MSNBC for sure, but CNN has a more conservative bias these days. It's been pushing right ever since it saw the obscene profits Fox made duping it's audience.

Re:"topic of discussion for many across the world"

[Anonymous Coward]

I guess you haven't been watching CNN for the past year -- the idea that their coverage is right-leaning is laughable.

Re:"topic of discussion for many across the world"

[gmack]

Not entirely, People here hate FOX because they tend to be mindless cheerleaders of anything right wing and have a questionabe relationship with the truth. I hate it even though I tend to be fiscally conservative, Personally I lost any of my last respect for them the day they hired Rachel Marsden who is famous in my province for having her swim coach fired for sexual harassment for turning down her advances. Unfortunately for her(and the university), it turned out he kept the voicemails she left on his answering machine. But that's FOX they don't care about accuracy, only controversy that generates views.

Re:"topic of discussion for many across the world"

[balbeir]

Since the new "left" became the old center

Re:"topic of discussion for many across the world"

[Darinbob]

I don't mind if a news outlet leans left or right, the audience can figure that out and deal with it. The problem with Fox is that it is constant non-stop editorializing disguised as news. Even your straight up "man bites dog" story can't help but throw in some political jibe.

Re:"topic of discussion for many across the world"

[rduke15]

Since the new "left" became the old center

No mod points today. Hopefully someone else will mod this up.

Indeed, viewed from Europe, Clinton's policy proposals sound like normal center right stuff. And she is the only real candidate anyway. Most representatives of the other party would be labelled extreme right in Europe, but I guess even the neo-fascists in Europe wouldn't have selected Trump as their candidate. So what is a normal news organisation to do? Try to pretend that a "narcissistic sociopath" is just a normal candidate and that the insane things he is saying are just a different opinion?

Re:"topic of discussion for many across the world"

[drinkypoo]

So you mean the external renaming to 'Clinton News Network' was only because the letters matched?

Clinton is not a liberal. She is a neocon. Trump is not a conservative. He is just a sleazebag.

Re:um, yeah obvious.

[youngone]

Wow conservative101.com is full on weirdo red-hot mess. I liked this story about Colin Kaepernick

It even gets in some dog whistle racism while it's at it.

Quote: was brought up by two white parents who adopted him and raised him out of the goodness of their own hearts.

Re:"topic of discussion for many across the world"

[Ol Olsoc]

The American Press has for a long time labored under the idea that all opinions are valid. This gives rise to some seriously whacked stuff. And while it might be great grand fun to listen to a flat earther yammer on about thier belief, some times the media thinks it might be more fair to include the flat earthers in a discussion about GPS. (note I never heard exactly that - its just a likely example.

And the really whacked thing is that the kooks still get their nickers in a wad, claiming they aren't getting a fair shake. Of course, what they really want is all other views suppressed but theirs.

At some point, the kooks need to be ignored.