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 |