No, Facebook is not seeing your conversation

No, Zuckerberg tells

Congress, Facebook

isn’t recording your

conversations

The conspiracy theory is so pervasive, it followed Mark Zuckerberg to the US Senate.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a joint hearing of the US Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, April 10, 2018 in Washington, DC.

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Tell me if you've heard this one before. "Yes or no," Sen. Gary Peters began, "Does Facebook use audio obtained from mobile devices to enrich personal information about users?" The question was directed at Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. He came to Capitol Hill to answer questions about the recent Cambridge Analytica scandal and Russian meddling . Instead, he found himself debunking an urban

legend that had followed the platform for years.

"No. Let me be clear on this: You're

talking about this conspiracy theory that gets passed around that we listen to what's going on on your microphone and use that for ads," Zuckerberg replied. "We don't do that."Zuckerberg's firm response was understandable -- the myth has followed Facebook for years, to the point that Snopes has published several articles debunking the idea . Facebook has itselfvdenied it on multiple occasions. And yet, the question followed Facebook's founder to the floor of the US Senate.