Over exaggerated
In the context of this passage, which is talking about how Facebook is attempting to cut down on incorrect, fake, or 'sensationalized' news, the word clearly means news that is not true or over exaggerated in a way that makes it 'click bait'-something that isn't clear, objective content.
Stephen Blackpool is a worker that works in Josiah Bounderby’s factory. Because of that, they have a contrast, Blackpool is a poor worker that fights to recover his name after he is falsely accused of robbery. On the other hand, Bounderby is the owner of the factory, he lives for wealth and self-interest. These two characters show the relationship between rich and poor and represent the society we live in. And the fight between factory owners and workers unions.
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its a personification? or a hyperbole...
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