If you are on Social Media, then you will see multiple posts each day regarding COVID-19. The real trick is determining what is an actual fact and what is made up by your cousins best friends hairdressers neighbor.
Facebook announced today that they will start showing messages in News Feed to people who have liked, reacted or commented on harmful misinformation about COVID-19 that they have since removed.
Ever since COVID-19 was declared a global public health emergency in January, we’ve been working to connect people to accurate information from health experts and keep harmful misinformation about COVID-19 from spreading on our apps.
We’ve now directed over 2 billion people to resources from the WHO and other health authorities through our COVID-19 Information Center and pop-ups on Facebook and Instagram with over 350 million people clicking through to learn more.
They also have developed a page with tips you may find useful & links relevant to you depending on your location.
