After the May 2015 Nepal earthquake , '' BuzzFeed '' reported that many users outside the geographical area affected by the earthquake were marking themselves as safe using the tool , and that this was angering other users who thought they were being insensitive to the toll and tragedy of the event . The story was picked up by other publications including the '' Huffington Post '' and fact-checking website Snopes , which noted that this was due to a bug in Facebook leading it to prompt people outside the affected area to confirm whether they were safe
May 2015 Nepal earthquake
May 2015 Nepal earthquake
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