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US Election Most Discussed Topic on Facebook

Facebook says the most discussed topic in the world for 2016 was the U.S. presidential election. It was the second year in a row the election was the most talked about on the social media platform. Rounding out the top 10 most talked about subjects were “Brazilian politics,” Pokemon Go, Black Lives Matter, “Rodrigo Duterte & Philippine Presidential Election,” Olympics, Brexit, Super Bowl, David Bowie and Muhammad Ali. “The top 10 moments of this year’s Year in Review were...

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