Is there a new Facebook algorithm?

In the past week, I've seen two of my Facebook friends ask people to post a comment so they will be able to see posts from them more often.
Both posts blamed a new Facebook algorithm for this problem:

"Hi everyone 😘 Jumping on the bandwagon... Fighting this Facebook algorithm change, because I’m totally noticing I am not seeing so many of my friends’ posts. 😐
This post explains why we don't see all posts from our friends. Your Newsfeed recently shows only posts from the same few people, about 25, repeatedly the same, because Facebook has a new algorithm."

Is this for real? A new algorithm? No. No.

How do I know this?

1)  Most instances where I am asked to share something on Facebook are not "real" (aka fake).

2)  And, I check Snopes.com!  Snopes is the website I always use to check if something is True or False.  I simply copy part of the text from the posting and paste it in the Snopes search box.  (If you are bored and want something to read for entertainment, spend some time reading recent entries at Snopes.com)

Just remember - if it sounds strange, don't share it.  Or at the very least, check it out on Snopes first.