A fake mathematics competition, which seems to have been created in July 2024 in July 2024, is one of the most remarkable posts on the platform for more than six months. This content, which is shared in a so -called event format, received 51 million views in the first quarter of 2025, according to Meta’s latest “Content Widespread Contents” report. Even this number was remarkable in itself, while the post was watched by more than 64 million people in the previous quarter. With a total of more than 100 million views, it was once again seen how effective such content could be on Facebook.
The image of the event contains an equation that says “Only for Genius ve and seems to be a very simple math process. However, this visual seems to be an ordinary sharing in Facebook stream and can be shared directly by users. The equation contained in the shipment is presented in a classic interaction trap format of the kind that people tend to comment and express their opinions. This method resembles similar “simple mathematics” contents that have been circulated again from time to time on Facebook for almost 15 years.
The simple structure of the image turns into an interaction that triggers complex debates between Facebook users.
When you look at the event page, it stands out that hundreds of thousands of people respond to the post. On Facebook, more than 800,000 people responded to this so -called competition with the option “I will participate” or “I am interested”. Although almost a year has passed, the event is still getting new comments. Moreover, most of these comments are still made by users trying to respond to the mathematical equation.
Although such content is not informative, it continues to attract the attention of large masses. People can discuss long processes, offer different solutions, and even enter polemic with each other. The tendencies of social media users on simple issues facilitate the spread of such posts. As Slate magazine stated in 2013, internet users cannot remain indifferent to arithmetic discussions.
One of the reasons why this post becomes such widespread is that the content is constantly highlighted by algorithms over time. However, there has not yet been any explanation from Ebuka Peter Ibeh, the owner of the shipment and stated that he lived in Nigeria. IBEH is known to have around 25 thousand followers. However, this shipment, which has reached millions with such a small audience, brings some questions about how the Facebook algorithm works.
In addition to all these, it is remarkable that the content is designed as “fake activity .. Normally, the activity format is used for real meetings or planned organizations, while in this example, it has been converted into an interaction tool. Hundreds of thousands of users seem to have interacted with this content without knowing that it is not real. This opens up to discuss how effective the content control process of the platform is.
Facebook’s recent statements in his statements, spam content will give more importance to the fight was expressed. On the other hand, it is unclear whether such mathematical puzzle -like content will be evaluated directly in this category. Although it does not deceive users directly, this shipment can be classified as “interaction trap .. Meta’s approach to such content needs to become clear.