Facebook down: Social media site not working for many

Is Facebook down? That appears to be the case for many as Twitter lit up with reports of not being able to access the social media site Monday morning.

According to downdetector.com, outages are hitting the East coast and spreading.
Users also took to Twitter to report the outage, with #Facebook Down trending quickly.
The reactions to the social media site not functioning ranged from hilarious to pure desparation.
Facebook hasn't said what is causing the outage or when the site will be working.
This story is developing.