They scrape Facebook’s public data. You paste the user’s profile URL, and the tool shows you the story without logging you in.

I do not recommend these.

If you accidentally view a story or want to read one using your real account, you can forcibly wipe your name from their viewer list.

Several external websites and browser extensions claim to offer anonymous viewing. These typically only work for

The creator will see a generic name or “Facebook User” in their view list, but they won’t know it’s you. As long as that account isn’t connected to you (no mutual friends, no likes on the same pages), it’s effectively anonymous.