New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp is the most widely used instant messaging app worldwide. The messaging platform has 2.26 billion users as of June 2022. Along with growing acceptance in India, WhatsApp is also often used to disseminate misinformation. Because of this, in India, if any misinformation circulates, most people understand that it should be brought to the fore through WhatsApp.
In this regard, the company has several fact-checking tools to help users separate fake news from legitimate content. WhatsApp has provided users with 10 fact-checking guidelines that are essential for verifying the accuracy of viral messages.
Here is a list of 10 tiplines that verify information on WhatsApp
-NewsChecker +91 99994 99044
-Fact Crescendo +91 90490 53770
-AFP +91 95999 73984
-BOOM +91 77009-06111 / +91 77009-06588
-Factly +91 92470 52470
-India Today +91 7370-007000
-Newsmobile +91 11 7127 9799
-quint webcoof +91 96436 51818
-The Healthy Indian Project +91 85078 85079
-Vishvas News +91 92052 70923 / +91 95992 99372
