John Oliver Slams Facebook News Feed’s ‘Cesspool of Nonsense’ During Election (Video)

John Oliver Slams Facebook News Feed’s ‘Cesspool of Nonsense’ During Election (Video)

John Oliver blamed Donald Trump’s election on the media, including the fake news Americans routinely share on Facebook.

There is now a whole cottage industry specializing in hyper-partisan, sometimes wildly distorted click bait,” Oliver said after explaining a fake story about the Pope endorsing Trump was shared almost a million times, “which is absurd.

Fake news stories are published for voters are both sides of the aisle, but a study reveals that the problem is more prominent among right-leaning websites.

During the campaign, Trump routinely used his platform to spread wildly incorrect information, and even fellow conservatives tried to point out how irresponsible this was.

The HBO host also said that some news organizations waited way too long to take Trump seriously, pointing to CNN running his speeches in their entirety as an example.

Oliver also played video of CNN Worldwide president Jeff Zucker admitting the cable news network got carried away.

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