How to Remove a Comment From Facebook

In most cases, deleting a comment on Facebook just takes one or two quick steps.

How to Delete or Edit Someone Else’s Comment

You can only modify comments that someone else has posted on Facebook if the comment was made on one of your posts or in a Facebook Group or Page that you run. Use the following instructions to delete or edit someone else’s post on Facebook.

Why Delete a Comment on Facebook?

There are a lot of reasons you may want to delete either your own comment or someone else’s comment on a Facebook post.

You’ve realized your Facebook comment might have come across wrong and want to remove it so you don’t hurt anyone’s feelings. People misunderstood what you’ve posted and you’d prefer to remove it entirely. After further research, you’ve discovered that something you posted is incorrect. You got in trouble for something you posted to Facebook and you’re required to delete the comment or face consequences. You received many negative responses to your comment and you’d like to remove the entire conversation from Facebook. A third-party app or website you use automatically posted something to your wall and you didn’t want it to.