Facebook removes more than 12m pieces of Covid-19 misinformation in three months

Facebook removes more than 12m pieces of Covid-19 misinformation in three months (Nick Ansell/PA)

Facebook removed more than 12 million pieces of misinformation content related to Covid-19 between March and October this year, the social network’s latest figures reveal.

The firm’s new Community Standards Enforcement Report showed that the millions of posts were taken down because they included misleading claims, such as fake preventative measures and exaggerated cures, which could lead to imminent physical harm.