The self-serving question "do users go to Facebook for news?" is asinine. Of course, most people don't. But if they get their news while they're using Facebook,

The self-serving question "do users go to Facebook for news?" is asinine. Of course, most people don't. But if they get their news while they're using Facebook, then they have less incentive to seek out other news sources. The same is true for all types of content, but reliable journalism is a key pillar of democracy, and we are watching the many different ways that democracy gets ruined when we don't take it seriously.