SINGAPORE - Popular messaging service WhatsApp has stepped up the fight against disinformation and fake news by rolling out a new feature to allow users to check the contents of viral messages.
For instance, a screenshot on the WhatsApp blog shows that the feature will allow a message containing the claim that"drinking fresh boiled garlic water will cure Covid-19" to bring up three factchecking websites stating that it is false. The feature will be rolled out as a pilot initially in seven countries: Brazil, Italy, Ireland, Mexico, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. Users need to download the latest version of the app.
The limit has been tightened gradually over the last two years. In 2018, the limit was 20 chats. Before that, users were able to forward a message to 250 groups at once. For instance, in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's message in March to Indians to show their appreciation for front-line medical workers by clapping and banging plates was misrepresented as a virus-beating tactic through WhatsApp.
Fact checkers and medical experts were concerned that false information online would hinder India's efforts to control the pandemic.
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