Author Last Name, First Initial or Account Name. (Date). Post title: Subtitle if present [Type of post]. Facebook. URL
Example:
News From Science. (2019, June 21). Are you a fan of astronomy? Enjoy reading about what scientists have discovered in our solar system—and beyond? This [Image attached] [Status update]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/ScienceNOW/photos/a.117532185107/10156268057260108/?type=3&theater
In Text Parenthetical citation (News From Science, 2019)
In Text Narrative citation: News From Science (2019)
Author Last Name, First Initial or Account Name. (n.d.). Page title [Facebook page]. Facebook. Retrieved date, from URL
Example:
Community of Multiculturalism. (n.d.). Home [Facebook page]. Facebook. Retrieved October 14, 2020, from https://www.facebook.com/communityofmulticulturalism/
In Text Parenthetical citation: (Community of Multiculturalism, n.d.)
In Text Narrative citation: Community of Multiculturalism (n.d.)
*Note: if you do not know the date the page was created, use n.d. for date
*Note: use retrieval date as content is bound to change.
Post Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. or Name of Group [@username]. (Year, Month Date). Content of the post up to the first 20 words[X Post or Instagram Post]. Site Name. URL
Example: In-Text Paraphrase
(Last name, Year)
Example: (Giridharadas, 2020)
Note: if there is no author last name, use the name of the account as you would with a group author.
In-Text Quote
(X user name, Year)
Example: (Giridharadas, 2020)
Note: Because X posts do not have page numbers, paragraph numbers or section headings,this information is left out of the in-text citation.