However, he believes that they must be cautious as ‘identifying the ‘truth’ is complicated.’
While some hoaxes can easily be completely debunked, he notes that articles from mainstream sources may have some details wrong or omitted.
And users may flag opinion pieces as inaccurate simply because they express a view that they disagree with.
Overall, Zuckerberg says he is ‘proud’ of the role Facebook played in giving people a voice.
‘Our goal is to give every person a voice. We people deeply in people,’ he wrote.
‘Sometimes when people use their voice though, they say things that seem wrong and they support people you disagree with.’
He added that Facebook helped two million register to vote and estimates that a similar number were encouraged to go vote who otherwise may not have.
‘We helped millions of people connect with candidates so they could hear from them directly and be better informed,’ he wrote.
‘Most importantly, we gave tens of millions of people tools to share billions of posts and reactions about this election.
‘A lot of that dialog may not have happened without Facebook.’
He added: ‘This has been a historic election and it has been very painful for many people.
‘Still, I think it’s important to try to understand the perspective of people on the other side.
‘In my experience, people are good, and even if you may not feel that way today, believing in people leads to better results over the long term.’
Adam Mosseri, the executive in charge of Facebook’s news feed, said in a statement to the tech blog TechCrunch this week: ‘We take misinformation on Facebook very seriously.
‘We value authentic communication, and hear consistently from those who use Facebook that they prefer not to see misinformation.’