Why is my Facebook friends recommendation list suddenly flooded with Trumpsters?

[Aristus]

Am I being hacked? Everything about my page shows I’m a staunch anti-Trump liberal Democrat.

[Yonnie3]

1. Not doing this for me, fortunately

In the last week or two, I've seen friend recommendations for four people who had passed away. Some more than a year ago. I tell TJ, "I see dead people."

The more Facebook tries to attract my attention, the less relevant to my life it becomes. The word flailing seems a good description of their endeavors.

[Aristus]

2. But why would Zuck's algorithm think I would want anything to do with these

duck-mouthed, fake-boobed boobs?

I deal with such non-entities enough in my daily life where they're hard to avoid. Why would I invite them onto my Facebook page?

[Yonnie3]

4. The algorithm is poorly conceived and implemented

As I said flailing.

I suspect if I was commenting on posts pointing out idiots the algorithm might grab keywords and get a match with idiots. My activities on Facebook are mainly keeping up with what entertainment gigs folks I know are performing or crewing and with what my extended family members are doing.

[gratuitous]

3. I couldn't say

But I'm suddenly getting news stories in my feed from National Review, Town Hall, and other odious right-wing outlets. I hide the posts and ask Facebook to block them, but it's still irritating just to see their dumb-as-a-post headlines.

[In_The_Wind]

5. I'm getting friend request from way too many unknowns.

[Aristus]

6. Mine are 'friend recommendations'.

I must get twenty or thirty a day. I just scroll through hitting Remove, Remove, Remove, etc.