It is more of citizens' fault than Facebook's. Facebook can't stop friends forwarding fake news to friends. It says more about our state of education than anything else. 

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On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 6:08 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
From: Ann Shumelda Okerson <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2016 18:00:03 -0500

Of possible interest:

Facing relentless criticism for failing to curb “fake” news, Facebook
CEO Mark Zuckerberg is calling for patience and understanding.

“We take misinformation seriously,” Zuckerberg writes in a new blog
post. “We've made significant progress, but there is more work to be
done.”

"The young mogul said Facebook has historically relied on its
community of users to point out inaccurate news content, but admitted
that the task has become increasingly “complex, both technically and
philosophically.”

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/289548/facebook-attempts-to-combat-fake-news.html?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTWpOak1tWXhaRGhtTmpBNSIsInQiOiI3QzdyUW5nUlB0UzYrcTBQYzNMN2pKXC9pR3Vrc250VzRGaks4bHh6QWphZTV1STYybUE2Zm5DU0VOVnRMQktwZVI4NWJaTm1Zem9USHV6WEZseXROcm1vbG05NEhqY09SQWI0SnREUWtZcEU9In0%3D