[Facebook] video download fails

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Add the -v flag to your command line you run youtube-dl with (youtube-dl -v <your command line>), copy the whole output and insert it here. It should look similar to one below (replace it with your log inserted between triple ```):

C:\>youtube-dl "https://www.facebook.com/maayanor.maharshak.3/videos/344736072700844/" --verbose
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['https://www.facebook.com/maayanor.maharshak.3/videos/344736072700844/', '--verbose']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2018.03.03
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 (CPython) - Windows-10-10.0.16299
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-76957-g7b11eea, ffprobe N-76957-g7b11eea
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[facebook] 344736072700844: Downloading webpage
[facebook] 344736072700844: Downloading webpage
ERROR: Cannot parse data; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type  youtube-dl -U  to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp0wqp9d0n\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 785, in extract_info
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp0wqp9d0n\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 440, in extract
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp0wqp9d0n\build\youtube_dl\extractor\facebook.py", line 422, in _real_extract
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp0wqp9d0n\build\youtube_dl\extractor\facebook.py", line 337, in _extract_from_url
youtube_dl.utils.ExtractorError: Cannot parse data; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type  youtube-dl -U  to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.

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Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

The facebook video cannot be downloaded.

[ltworf]

I can confirm having the same issue.

In my case, I was trying to download a video (of me) shared with friends only, so the URL needs a login (which I provided).

I was using the latest release available here.

[jiangzhenjerry]

Confirmed. I am using version 2018.03.10 and trying to download:
https://www.facebook.com/ForsageClubKiev/videos/vb.174771655905141/1660213607360931/

Same "cannot parse data" issue appears for me.