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Mark Zuckerberg: The idea that Facebook influenced election is 'crazy'

Posted at 9:51 AM, Nov 11, 2016
and last updated 2016-11-11 12:51:58-05
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the idea that Facebook influenced the outcome of the U.S. election is a "crazy idea."
 
During an interview Thursday with "The Facebook Effect" author David Kirkpatrick, Zuckerberg responded to criticisms that Facebook helped spread misinformation by allowing for the sharing and re-sharing of fake news stories.
 
Zuckerberg says the idea that people voted the way they did because they saw a fake news story shows "profound lack of empathy" for people who voted for Donald Trump.
 
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