Facebook to send myth-busting messages to viewers of Coronavirus misinformation

The platform will start showing messages in the News Feed of those who have interacted with Covid-19 misinformation and link them to official advice.

Facebook is to begin showing messages to people who have interacted with misinformation about coronavirus, guiding them to official advice from the World Health Organisation (WHO).

The social network said it would start showing messages in the News Feed to anyone who had interacted with a post that had since been removed by the site.