No, Hillary Clinton hasn't dropped out of race (sorry, Facebook)
2008 story on Hillary Clinton's exit spreads on social media
Before you share a story with earth-shattering news that seems impossible to believe, please check the date.
A CBC News story from 2008 about the end of Hillary Clinton's run for the Democratic Party nomination for president is spreading on social media, putting it on the site's "most viewed" list.
While some people are linking to the article to show how the Democratic race unfolded eight year ago, others who are posting the link either believe it to be a current article or are trying to convince their followers of this.
Some people following the race between Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders are using the article to compare the current process with the timing of Clinton's departure in 2008.
<a href="https://twitter.com/JohnWesleyShipp">@JohnWesleyShipp</a> I suspect we'll see something like this with Bernie on June 7. Not a day before. <a href="https://t.co/BzMKzSzZc3">https://t.co/BzMKzSzZc3</a>
—@BrakDBarbarianHowever, there are those who are sharing the link without such context, or with language suggesting the article is from this year.
As a result of all this traffic to an eight-year-old story, the headline appeared in the Most Viewed list on the website, compounding the confusion.
This headline & story popped up in the "Most Viewed" section of <a href="https://twitter.com/CBCNews">@CBCNews</a>. Way to get my hopes up :( Not funny! <a href="https://t.co/zbrMCnqOso">https://t.co/zbrMCnqOso</a>
—@and0botCBC News has edited the article to emphasize that it was written in 2008 and refers to that year's race.
It doesn't appear that deceptive linking to 2008 articles about Clinton's exit is a widespread trend, judging by a search of social media for such links.
However, in October the New Yorker's satire column the Horowitz Report caused some confusion with the headline Benghazi Hearings Cancelled After Clinton Drops Out of Race.