WhatsApp plays an important role in spreading fake news. Now the German Press Agency is offering a fact check together with WhatsApp, which is open to all users. Potential misinformation can be submitted for review easily and free of charge.
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False information spreads quickly via messenger and virtually without any control. Once started, fake news is difficult to stop. For some users, it is hardly relevant whether the message is really true or just fits well into their own view of the world. Very few people carry out a fact check – but now there is Help from professionals.
WhatsApp and dpa: professionals check fake news
The German press agency, together with WhatsApp and the chatbot service provider MessengerPeople, has one set up your own fact check, which is open to every user of the messenger (source: press portal).
Basically, nothing more needs to be done than to send the message, picture or video with dubious truth content to the dpa number. Then a Verification of facts carried out and informs users of the result in detail.
the Dpa fact check number is 01603476409. It can sometimes take some time for the fact checker to answer. If these are common conspiracy myths that have been checked in the past, then the answer will come soon. If, on the other hand, new or further research is necessary, the fact check is delayed accordingly.
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Facebook and Instagram also with dpa fact check
While the dpa fact check is now available on WhatsApp, users are already familiar with the service from other meta brands such as Facebook and Instagram. Here, too, posts are checked for truth by the dpa fact-checking team.