Last Updated on January 12, 2022 by Neelam Singh
Quick Take
Several social media posts are claiming that Facebook has added a Vaccine ID to use the account. We fact checked and found this claim to be False.
The Claim
“Facebook has added a vaccine ID to use the account.” claim several social media posts. The posts can be found here, here, here and here and a screenshot is attached below.
Fact Check
Has Facebook added a Vaccine ID to use the account?
No. Facebook has not added a “Vaccine ID” field to any user account.
The image shared with the claims is not an authentic log in screen to access Facebook. The actual Facebook login page does not require any Vaccine ID to log in.
What is the response of Facebook on such claims?
Andy Stone, a spokesperson for Meta (Facebook’s parent company) in response to the tweet that contained the image (now deleted), said the screenshot was “fake”.
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