Facebook fails to combat the spread of medical misinformation, alarming new report finds

A man opens the Facebook page on his computer to fact check coronavirus disease (Covid-19) information, in Abuja, Nigeria. Although Zuckerberg announced in April that the platform has ramped up fact-checking efforts around the novel coronavirus, Avaaz revealed that websites peddling inaccurate information peaked at an estimated 460 million views in that month alone. — Reuters

While the social media giant has adopted new measures to track down on coronavirus-related conspiracy theories and bogus cures, a new study found that misleading content about health attracted nearly half a billion views on Facebook in April.

Although Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in April that the platform has ramped up fact-checking efforts around the novel coronavirus, US-based non-profit activism group Avaaz revealed that websites peddling inaccurate information peaked at an estimated 460 million views in that month alone.