Facebook’s Trending Topics served up a 9/11 conspiracy theory

Facebook’s Trending Topics news ticker has been updated after showing readers a tabloid article promoting September 11th conspiracies. This morning, *The Washington Post* reported that the "September 11th Anniversary" topic was paired with a story from the *Daily Star*, which repeated a largely dismissed accusation that the 2001 terrorist attacks were actually controlled explosions. A Facebook spokesperson confirmed the issue to the *Post* and *BuzzFeed*, saying that "we’re aware a hoax article showed up there, and as a temporary step to resolving this, we’ve removed the topic." ... more »