India polls: WhatsApp launches fact-check service to fight fake news
2 April 2019 4:49 AM GMT
WhatsApp on Tuesday launched a service for Indians to check the veracityof information in the messaging platform?s latest attempt to
- of information in the messaging platform's latest attempt to combat fake news in India ahead of national elections beginning this month.
- WhatsApp said in a statement it was working with local startup Proto to classify messages sent to the service by users as true, false, misleading or disputed.
- The first phase of India's elections is scheduled to begin on April 11, with final results expected on May 23.
- Reuters received a message on WhatsApp containing false information and forwarded it to the service around 0640 GMT.
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