Have you liked or commented on a Facebook
post about the COVID-19 pandemic?
Facebook is about to begin letting you know if
you’ve spread bad information.
The company will soon be letting users know if
they liked, reacted to, or commented on posts
with harmful misinformation about the virus
that was removed by moderators. It will also
direct those who engaged with those posts to
information about virus myths debunked by the
World Health Organization.
Social media is awash in bad takes about the
outbreak and platforms have begun to combat
that misinformation.
Facebook said that people will begin seeing
warning messages in coming weeks.