Is Facebook’s ‘No Swearing Campaign’ a real thing?

We're used to seeing all kinds of Facebook fakes, everything from phony gift cards to bogus celebrity profiles.

But in the annals of Facebook foolery, this one has to be among the downright silliest…

There’s a graphic circulating promising that Facebook is gearing up for the launch of a “No Swearing Campaign” to ban profane language on the social media platform.

We just got through the fake news controversy during the most recent election cycle. Now Hoax-Slayer.net reports that a bogus message claiming to be from Facebook's CEO is making the rounds with a promise to ban foul-mouthed users.

Find out the full story at Clark.com.

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