Facebook’s Trending Topics news ticker has been updated after showing
readers a tabloid article promoting September 11th conspiracies. This
morning, *The Washington Post* reported that the "September 11th
Anniversary" topic was paired with a story from the *Daily Star*, which
repeated a largely dismissed accusation that the 2001 terrorist attacks
were actually controlled explosions. A Facebook spokesperson confirmed the
issue to the *Post* and *BuzzFeed*, saying that "we’re aware a hoax article
showed up there, and as a temporary step to resolving this, we’ve removed
the topic." ..... more »
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