Facebook greatest source of Covid-19 disinformation, journalists say

International survey nominates social media giant as worst offender, ahead of elected officials

The majority of journalists covering the pandemic say Facebook is the biggest spreader of disinformation, outstripping elected officials who are also a top source, according to an international survey of journalism and Covid-19.

The social media platform, which announced this week it was updating its hate speech policy to ban content that denies or distorts the Holocaust, was identified by 66% of journalists surveyed as the main source of prolific disinformation".