Facebook has ideas about your politics, and you can easily discover what the company thinks it knows about you.

Recent reports of improper data use have left the company under fire in Europe and the US, after the firm allegedly allowed software company Cambridge Analytica to access personal data about 50 million users.

Lawmakers, Facebook users and advertisers alike are upset about the scandal, which has brought to light much information on Facebook users that the company has collected over the years.

Users can easily see which political party Facebook thinks they're affiliated with by going to the Ad Preferences section.

Facebook has ideas about your politics. In the Ad Preferences section, it labels you on a scale from 'very liberal' to 'very conservative.' Here, it guessed Assistant Science & Tech Editor Cheyenne MacDonald is very liberal

Here, there is a 'Your Categories' tab that houses a 'US Politics' subsection.

Facebook lets you know here whether the company thinks you are Very Conservative, Conservative, Moderate, Liberal or Very Liberal.

The site said it makes these decision 'based on information [users have] provided on Facebook and other activity' according to Fox News.

The 'Your Categories' section also lets users see information on their birthdays and whether or not Facebook thinks they are affiliated with expats. Additionally a 'multicultural affinity' section can be found here.

The 'Your Information' section on Facebook also shows users whether or not Facebook thinks they are associated with expats. Here, it shows the site guessed Science & Tech reporter Maggie O'Neill to be 'conservative'

The five options for political affiliations simplify users' ideologies to a handful of vague categories.

Facebook 'determines' users' political affiliations regardless of whether or not they have publicly shown interest in a particular candidate or party on the site.

The platform groups together users that have liked the same pages and makes assumptions about their political beliefs based on these 'likes'.

HOW CAN YOU SEE HOW FACEBOOK HAS LABELED YOUR POLITICAL LEANINGS? Facebook attempts to guess its users' political affiliations, labeling them on a scale from 'very liberal' to 'very conservative.' To find it, go to Settings > Ads (Ad Preferences). Then, click 'Your information,' and select the tab that says 'Your categories'. This section, which can be found on the 'Ad Preferences' page, shows Facebook users what the social media platform assumes about their political beliefs Advertisement

A recent poll suggested that a mere 41 percent of people in the US trust Facebook in handling their personal data.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg declined to testify before British lawmakers to discuss the data scandal plaguing his company, which relies heavily on advertisers.

However, Zuckerberg has allegedly expressed willingness to testify in the US.

Cambridge Analytica has been linked to Donald Trump's campaigning during the 2016 presidential election.

The firm, which is based in the UK, has denied allegations of wrongdoing.

Facebook 'determines' users' political affiliations regardless of whether or not they have publicly shown interest in a particular candidate or party on the site. The site guessed Science & Tech reporter Annie Palmer is 'very liberal'