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Fake crime news stories in the United States 2016

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

The data describes the most popular fake crime stories in the U.S. 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 U.S. in 2016.

Woman arrested for defecating on boss' desk after winning the lottery 1765
Cinnamon roll can explodes insides man's butt during shoplifting incident 765
Florida man dies in meth-lab explosion after lighting farts on fire 669
Police find 19 white female bodies in freezers with 'Black Lives Matter' carved into skin 525
Woman stabbed her husband to death because he wouldn't eat her ass! 445