Facebook engagement for top 20 mainstream and fake election stories of the the U.S. presidential election campaign in 2016, by number of actions
(in millions)
Characteristic
Mainstream news stories
Fake news stories
Feb - Apr
12
3
May - Jul
9
3
Aug - election day
7
9
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This statistic displays the Facebook engagement for the top 20 mainstream and fake election stories of the the U.S. presidential election campaign 2016, sorted by number of actions. From February to April 2016, mainstream news stories generated 12 million actions on the social platform, compared to 3 million actions through fake news. From August to Election Day, fake news generated 9 million Facebook actions.
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Munich Security Conference. (February 13, 2017). Facebook engagement for top 20 mainstream and fake election stories of the the U.S. presidential election campaign in 2016, by number of actions (in millions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/699687/us-presidential-campaign-facebook-news-engagement/
Munich Security Conference. "Facebook engagement for top 20 mainstream and fake election stories of the the U.S. presidential election campaign in 2016, by number of actions (in millions)." Chart. February 13, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/699687/us-presidential-campaign-facebook-news-engagement/
Munich Security Conference. (2017). Facebook engagement for top 20 mainstream and fake election stories of the the U.S. presidential election campaign in 2016, by number of actions (in millions). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/699687/us-presidential-campaign-facebook-news-engagement/
Munich Security Conference. "Facebook Engagement for Top 20 Mainstream and Fake Election Stories of The The U.S. Presidential Election Campaign in 2016, by Number of Actions (in Millions)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 13 Feb 2017, /statistics/699687/us-presidential-campaign-facebook-news-engagement/
Munich Security Conference, Facebook engagement for top 20 mainstream and fake election stories of the the U.S. presidential election campaign in 2016, by number of actions (in millions) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/699687/us-presidential-campaign-facebook-news-engagement/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Facebook engagement for top 20 mainstream and fake election stories of the the U.S. presidential election campaign in 2016, by number of actions (in millions) [Graph], Munich Security Conference, February 13, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/699687/us-presidential-campaign-facebook-news-engagement/
