Providing this metric for COVID-19 misinformation, the company said, is more complex.

Facebook didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on the spokesperson’s remarks.

Facebook partners with fact-checkers, directs people to authoritative information and labels misinformation.

But researchers have questioned how effective those measures are in curbing the spread of false claims online.

“There is no perfect here.”

Facebook counts a view when content appears on the News Feed, so the metric differs from engagement.

Facebook said the most viewed domain was YouTube.

The most viewed link was the Player Alumni Resources, and the top page was from Unicef.