The statistic presents the most popular fake election stories in the United States in 2016 based on Facebook engagement. The fake news story stating that President Obama had signed a nationwide order banning The Pledge of Allegiance in schools in the United States was shared, reacted to, and commented upon a total of 2.2 million times on Facebook in the three months leading up to the election.
Most popular fake election stories in the United States in 2016, by Facebook engagement*
(in thousands)
Characteristic
Number of Facebook engagements in thousands
Obama signs a nationwide order banning The Pledge of Allegiance in Schools
2,200
Obama cut $2.6 billion from programs for veterans to support Syrian refugees in the US
1,700
Pope Francis endorses Trump for President
961.3
Ireland is officially accepting Trump refugees from America
817.9
Hillary Clinton sold weapons to ISIS and it was confirmed by WikiLeaks
789.5
Hillary Clinton suggested Trump should run for President
507.2
Trump won the popular vote
481.1
Mike Pence said Michelle Obama is the most vulgar First Lady ever
352.6
Donald Trump mistook famous drag queen RuPaul for a woman and groped him at a party in 1995
301
The Clinton Foundation paid Khizr Khan's law firm $375,000
268.6
Sarah Palin banned Muslims from "entering" her daughter
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Business Insider. (November 17, 2016). Most popular fake election stories in the United States in 2016, by Facebook engagement* (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/657757/most-viewed-fake-news-election/
Business Insider. "Most popular fake election stories in the United States in 2016, by Facebook engagement* (in thousands)." Chart. November 17, 2016. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/657757/most-viewed-fake-news-election/
Business Insider. (2016). Most popular fake election stories in the United States in 2016, by Facebook engagement* (in thousands). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/657757/most-viewed-fake-news-election/
Business Insider. "Most Popular Fake Election Stories in The United States in 2016, by Facebook Engagement* (in Thousands)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/657757/most-viewed-fake-news-election/
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