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A fake Facebook event disguised as a math problem has been one of its top posts for 6 months
(www.engadget.com)
this post was submitted on 31 May 2025
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So if it's not really an event
And it's not really a math problem
What the hell is it??
Engagement bait
Entertainment.
The only thing that will remain on yt anyway after AI has taken over the content generation and we can trust no "creator" anymore.