They found fake news to be significantly less reliable than the control group, who had not produced their own fake article. (sciencedaily.com)
Some observers believe that the profusion of fake articles on Facebook helped sway the presidential election in favor of Trump, although others have argued that all this accomplished was to entrench the views that Trump voters already held about various issues. (fortune.com)
During the Argentinian electoral process in 2017 hundreds of fake articles were distributed through Facebook. (techcrunch.com)