Fake crime news stories in the U.S. 2016

Published by Statista Research Department, Dec 30, 2016
The statistic presents the most popular fake crime stories in the United States in 2016 based on Facebook engagement. The fake news story stating that a woman was arrested for defecating on her boss' desk after winning the lottery was shared, reacted to, and commented upon a total of 1.77 million times on Facebook in the United States in 2016.

Most popular fake crime stories in the United States in 2016, by Facebook engagement* (in thousands)

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December 2016

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United States

Survey time period

2016

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* Total number of shares, reactions, and comments.

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