A new essay has appeared in Bloomberg website examines the role played by social media platforms specially Facebook and Twitter in the victorious win of then the Republican candidate, now President-elect, Donald Trump. Sarah Frier said that Facebook would have to contend with mounting dissatisfaction over its role as the most widely used news filter in history. She mentioned that forty-four percent of American adults get their media through the site, many consuming news from partisan sources with which they agree. She aded "The proliferation of fake news on Facebook has also been a problem: false stories about the Clinton family committing murder and Huma Abedin being a terrorist flew fast and furious despite refutations from responsible news organizations. Those stories shaped public opinion, said Ed Wasserman, the dean of the University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism." In a statement, a Facebook spokeswoman said: "While Facebook played a part in this election, it was just one of many ways people received their information - and was one of the many ways people connected with their leaders, engaged in the political process and shared their views."
