"A roof over my kids' head is what’s important:" Single mom's Facebook post about tax return goes viral
GAFFNEY, South Carolina -- A single mother's Facebook post about using her tax return to provide for her kids before herself is going viral.Christina Knaack, a single mother who works a minimum-wage job to support a four-month-old and two-year-old, posted a picture on Wednesday, February 22nd of a $5,400 tax return receipt along with strong words about the money and how she plans to spend it.
Facebook videos will soon autoplay with sound on; here's how to disable
Facebook made several video announcements on Tuesday, including a change to how videos will autoplay in the News Feed.Previously, videos in the News Feed have played without sound and required the user to tap the video to enable sound.
Suspects in videotaped beating plead not guilty in Chicago
CHICAGO — Four black people charged with a hate crime in an attack on a white mentally disabled man that was shown live on Facebook have pleaded not guilty.The Chicago Sun-Times reports that assistant public defenders for each of the four entered the pleas on Friday.
How to see your 'Friends Day' video on Facebook
No, you're not confused – National Friends Day is celebrated on August 6, but today, February 2, Facebook wants you to celebrate your friends anyway!In honor of Facebook's made up day of friendship, the silicon valley giant created what Mashable is calling a reactions monster – a dancing, human form built entirely of reaction emojis and the faces of your friends.In the past, Friends Day was celebrated on the anniversary of Facebook's founding, February 4, but this year Zuckerberg's team decided to release users' videos two days before the site's 13th birthday.You may have already seen the Friends Day videos popping up in your news feed showing off your friends and their friends.
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Suspects accused of torturing man in Facebook Live video get death threats, lawyer says
CHICAGO – The suspects accused of torturing a schizophrenic man and streaming it live on Facebook are now being threatened, one of their attorneys said at a court hearing Friday.During the indictment, the judge tightened restrictions on news coverage of the case, according to WGN-TV.
Baraboo PD inundated with calls from those looking for famous rapper: "This is a police department..."
BARABOO -- A social media post has callers inundating the Baraboo Police Department's non-emergency line with phone calls.
"This is scary stuff:" Joshua Bagemehl accused of 'planning a school shooting' in Sheboygan
SHEBOYGAN -- 21-year-old Joshua Bagemehl of Sheboygan faces a felony charge of "terrorist threats" -- accused of planning a school shooting.
Users complain Facebook is republishing old photos without permission
One day after Facebook rolled out the annual Year in Review feature, users are complaining that the social networking site is reposting old photos and posts to their timelines, without their permission.PCMag reported on the apparent glitch Friday, and received this statement from a Facebook spokesperson, "We are aware of this and are investigating."One person asked the Facebook Help Community, "Last night a series of old pictures I had posted on FB, re-posted and attributed it to me ...
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Bystander live streams two men overdosing in McDonald's parking lot
SANDUSKY, Ohio -- A Facebook user live streamed a very disturbing scene as he pulled up to a McDonald's in Ohio on Thursday.It's an incident that police across Northeast Ohio say has become routine.Police were called to the restaurant on River Avenue just before 5 p.m. for two men overdosing in a car.
Facebook, Google to stop ads from appearing on fake news sites
Facebook and Google are taking steps to undermine the business model used by fake news publishers.The two tech giants will no longer allow fake news sites to use their ad-selling services, the latest reaction to accusations that a flood of misleading internet content influenced voters during the U.S. presidential campaign.Facebook says it will not place ads from fake news publishers on third party apps or websites, because the content falls under the broader category of “illegal, misleading or deceptive” content.“We have updated the to explicitly clarify that this applies to fake news,” a company spokesperson said.CEO Mark Zuckerberg has rejected allegations that Facebook allowed fake news to influence voters ahead of the election, and the company has not announced any major changes that would help filter out inaccurate content on its own site.“Personally, I think the idea that fake news on Facebook — of which it’s a small amount of content — influenced the election in any way is a pretty crazy idea,” Zuckerberg said Thursday.Google, meanwhile, says it will also prohibit “misrepresentative content” from appearing on its advertising network.“Moving forward, we will restrict ad serving on pages that misrepresent, misstate, or conceal information about the publisher, the publisher’s content, or the primary purpose of the web property,” the company said in a statement.Google has also committed to tweaking its search algorithms.
Facebook mistakenly declares many users dead – including Mark Zuckerberg
A Facebook glitch mistakenly announced the deaths of many users Friday, in the form of a flowery memorial message that appeared above profiles.Mark Zuckerberg himself "died" Friday, according to screenshots showing the following message, "Remembering Mark Zuckerberg: We hope people who love Mark will find comfort in the things others share to remember and celebrate his life."
Mother faces jail time after joining Facebook food group, selling her food
STOCKTON, Calif. -- A Stockton woman faces an impending trial and potential jail time after she joined a social media community food group, and sold some of the meals she cooked, which county San Joaquin County officials say is against the law.Mariza Reulas was cited by San Joaquin County for selling an illegal substance, but it wasn't a powder, a pill or a plant.
300,000 fans on the FOX6 News Facebook page: We couldn't have done it without you!
MILWAUKEE -- FOX6 News has reached a milestone on Facebook -- 300,000 fans!
Mark Zuckerberg's daughter said her first word, and the Facebook post is adorable
PALO ALTO, Calif. – Mark Zuckerberg revealed his daughter's first word in a Facebook post Wednesday that included a photo of 1-year-old Max and her canine best pal, Beast."Max loves Beast," Zuckerberg wrote in the post. "Her first word: dog."Fittingly, the photo shows the 1-year-old petting Beast, a Hungarian sheepdog called a Puli.Mark and wife Priscilla got Beast five years ago, and, with his mop of hair and formidable Facebook following (over 2 million likes), the Silicon Valley pup is a social media star in his own right.Beast has been sharing the spotlight with young Max for a year now, and it seems like the two are getting along just fine.
This viral Facebook hoax is back -- don't fall for it
NEW YORK — A Facebook hoax telling users their posts will become public is once again circulating online.According to the post, Facebook users must share this message to keep the website from sharing their public information.The widely shared post states:
Photo of vendor's Nazi, Trump flags at Pennsylvania fair sparks controversy
BLOOMSBURG, Pennsylvania – A photo showing a Nazi flag hanging at a vendor stand at a fair in Pennsylvania has sparked outrage after it was posted to Facebook.Facebook user Chloe Winters, of Scranton, posted the image from the Bloomsburg Fair Sunday night, and within hours, it had been shared thousands of times.
'Never have five letters cut so deep': Man takes heartbreaking photo at son's school
ROCKAWAY, N.J. -- The father of a New Jersey boy with autism says he's "humbled and grateful" for messages of support after his Facebook post lamenting his son's lack of friends went viral.Bob Cornelius shared a picture of a school worksheet Monday on which his 11-year-old son put down "no one" when asked to list some of his friends.