Stop The Presses: Abraham Lincoln Didn't Invent Facebook
Some brands and companies struggle to get likes. Yet in one day, a Facebook page announcing what turned out to be a hoax accumulated roughly 4,000 likes and some 30,000 views.
Some brands and companies struggle to get likes. Yet in one day, a Facebook page announcing what turned out to be a hoax accumulated roughly 4,000 likes and some 30,000 views.
The Atlantic Wire reported that Milwaukee resident Nate St. Pierre fabricated a tale of finding evidence that showed Abraham Lincoln to have filed a patent for Facebook in 1845, but The Next Web fell for it hook, line, and sinker, posting the initial headline, “Move over Zuck, Abraham Lincoln filed a patent for Facebook in 1845,” later tacking on, “[Updated: Fake].”
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