Fake math-puzzle event becomes one of Facebook's most-viewed posts

In a nutshell: There's a simple reason why you see so many baity Facebook posts that have headlines like "only for geniuses," or "only people with high IQs will get this": they attract a lot of engagement. One of them, for a fake competition that supposedly took place last year, has been one of the platform's most popular posts over the last 6 months. Facebook's transparency center has published its Widely Viewed Content Report, showing what people see on Facebook. There are some interesting reveals in the report, including the most-viewed posts of Q1 2025. In second place is a post from Ebuka Peter Ibeh. You likely won't know the name, but you've probably seen his post. Ibeh's post is for an event that uses a header image of a piece of paper featuring the words "Only for Genius" followed by a math question. These sorts of posts have been appearing on social media sites for the better part of 15 years, yet they still attract enormous amounts of engagement – people love to show they ... Read full article.