Facebook and Instagram removed more than 20 million misleading posts containing false information about the COVID-19 pandemic since the breakout of the pandemic.
This action came about a month after the White House announced that some 12 people were responsible for 65% of misinformation about the vaccine on communication platforms and that all of them remained active on the social networking giants.
“When it comes to COVID though, things are evolving even more quickly so it does make prevalence even more difficult to define and measure,” said Facebook’s vice president of integrity Guy Rosen during a press conference on Wednesday.
Facebook said it has more than 65 criteria for false claims about COVID-19 and vaccines that would prompt it to remove posts from its platforms.
The social media platform removed more than 3,000 accounts, pages, and groups for violating Facebook’s terms on misinformation, claiming that more than 190 million posts related to COVID-19 were subjected to those criteria.
The company has added to the list of these false claims that vaccines cause Alzheimer’s disease and being around vaccinated people may cause secondary side effects to others.
Facebook has warned that hesitation about using the vaccine in the United States on Facebook has decreased by 50%, noting that the uptake of vaccination increased by 35% in France, 25% in Indonesia and 20% in Nigeria.
On Instagram, the company took action on 367,000 pieces of organized hate content and 7.6 million pieces of violent and graphic content.
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