Fact Check: Conspiracy theory claims Facebook outage was linked to Zuckerberg’s crypto ambitions

It has been claimed on social media that the six-hour Facebook outage on October 4 was planned because Mark Zuckerberg wants to enter the cryptocurrency business. India Today has found this claim to be misleading.

The longest ever outage of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp on October 4 led to rumour mills churning out various conspiracy theories over the incident.

The latest on social media is a claim that the outage was planned because Mark Zuckerberg wants to enter the cryptocurrency business. The claim is circulating with a speech of the Facebook co-founder, where he’s seen advocating for freedom of expression on social media and why they are not yet operating in China.