Can you get a virus from opening a Facebook message?

[Davespecifico]

I don’t mean by clicking on a link within the message, I mean by just opening the message itself.

no. If that is the Fabrizio wotsit one, it has been going round since 2009. If you get one of these suspicious messages, google should point you at snopes.com or similar and all will be explained.

just ignore.

It’s for a friend and starts, “Hi Lovely”. I haven’t opened it to read further.

I genuinely thought you meant the Coronavirus until I realised what you meant. I came on to give you an eye roll

@CuntyBumpkin me too 😂

Lol. I think I’d be needing more than an eye roll if that’s what I’d meant.
Anyway, shall I open the message that might be from my friend?

I seriously thought you were about to ask about coronavirus too!
I was think they can't really think that can they.

As for you question my instinct says no but I wouldn't want to trust me as I'm not an expert and I'd suggest doing a Google to check.