Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and some company executives have reportedly been planning a 'kill switch' to shut off political advertising after the election is over to curb misinformation.

Facebook is looking at post-election scenarios that include attempts by President Donald Trump or his campaign to use the platform to delegitimize the results, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources.

The proposed 'kill switch' for political advertising would turn off political ads after November 3 if the election's outcome was not immediately clear, or if Trump disputed the results. 

The discussion about post-election strategy remains fluid, and it was unclear whether Facebook would follow through on the proposal, the sources said. 

A Facebook spokesman declined to comment in detail on the company's post-election plans when reached by DailyMail.com.

The spokesman said: 'we are considering a range of political advertising options during the closing period of the election.' 

The social media company has been under fire for exempting politicians' ads and speech from fact checks. 

Last year, smaller rival Twitter banned political ads, but Facebook has maintained that it does not want to stifle political speech.