independent : Facebook trending topics news editors fired, leading fake news and masturbation stories fill news feed

Facebook trending topics news editors fired, leading fake news and masturbation stories fill news feed

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Days after removing human editors, Facebook is already trending fake news

Days after removing human editors, Facebook is already trending fake newsPhoto: The Washington Post Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Here's what Facebook displayed Monday morning when you hovered over "Megyn Kelly."MUST CREDIT: Facebook screenshot Here's what Facebook displayed Monday morning when you hovered over "Megyn Kelly."MUST CREDIT: Facebook screenshot Photo: The Washington Post Days after removing human editors, Facebook is already trending fake news 1 / 1 Back to GalleryFacebook announced Friday that humans would no longer write descriptions for its Trending topics list, handing over even more responsibility to the already-powerful algorithm.

How a fake news story about Megyn Kelly wound up trending on Facebook

by: Ben Lawson, Newsy Updated: Aug 30, 2016 - 4:54 AMFacebook is having some troubles with its trending news topics — most recently, the top of its trending list featured a headline that doesn't appear to be true.>> Watch the video from NewsyThe story was reportedly featured for several hours before being removed.It said Fox News host Megyn Kelly was a "closet liberal" and that she was getting forced off the network by Bill O'Reilly.