The coronavirus pandemic has reinforced the importance of collaboration across borders and within our communities. We're proud to partner with the UK government, the World Health Organization and fact-checking organisations to support their relief efforts and ensure everyone has access to accurate information.
In the UK, we are helping researchers use Facebook data and AI to anticipate the spread of COVID-19.
See how we're working with global health partners to help people find COVID-19 vaccine information.
The Coronavirus Information Centre on Facebook includes a Community Help section so people can request or offer help to neighbours.
The Coronavirus Information Centre on Facebook includes well-being tips and resources to help people take care of their physical, emotional and mental health.
The World Health Organization launched Health Alert on WhatsApp to debunk myths and provide information about preventing COVID-19 spread.
We're partnering with third-party fact-checkers like Full Fact to combat COVID-19 misinformation across our apps and providing global health organisations with free ads.
In partnership with UK fact-checkers, we built a media literacy campaign to help millions spot COVID-19 misinformation.
Stay safe and informed with the latest information, provided in collaboration with local health authorities.
In the United Kingdom, the media literacy campaign reached 15 M users generating a positive lift of 5.2ppt in ad recall (users actively remembering seeing the ads) and a lift of 1.2ppt in reported behaviour (users reporting they check the content or source of a post before sharing it at least sometimes. Facebook lift is a test to measure the effectiveness of ad campaigns. It is based on an experimental design on Facebook, where we separate the total audience of the campaign into a test and control group. The lift percentage represents the difference ​between the test and the control group at a 90% confidence interval.