Following heavy critcism of the social media platform
The founder of Facebook says the social media giant has removed 18 million posts containing misinformation regarding Covid-19.
Mark Zuckerberg insists fake news is against the firm's policy, and it removes down any unsubstantiated articles.
Social media platforms have been criticised for not doing enough to tackle misinformation.
Last month, US President Biden said the platforms were "killing people".
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook has removed 18 million posts with COVID misinformation, but won't say how many people viewed them https://t.co/uiXm9GtJ0q
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 18, 2021
