Is Facebook hacked? A weird bug that spams everyone’s news feed with celebrity page posts

Facebook on Wednesday said users around the world are complaining about seeing random posts, activity tickers on celebrity pages on their timelines from strangers. Facebook assured that it is working on solving the problem. Facebook users are facing this problem all over the world for the past three hours. Read also | Hacked Facebook Funny Memes and Tweets Go Viral After Users Get Spam From Unknown Celebrity Pages In Their News Feed! A weird Facebook bug is flooding everyone's feed with posts from celebrity pages https://t.co/HAhE4EQALq by @indianidle — TechCrunch (@TechCrunch) August 24, 2022 (SocialLY brings you all the latest news, viral trends, and information from the world of social media, including Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube. The above post is embedded directly from a user's social media account, and LatestLY staff may not have modified or edited the underlying content. 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