Friday, November 22nd, 2024

WhatsApp launches fact-checking service ahead of Indian polls


02 April 2019  

Time taken to read : < 1 Minute


  • A
  • A
  • A

MUMBAI: The messaging platform WhatsApp said it has launched a service for Indians to check the reality of information on its platform ahead of national elections beginning this month.

It said the service was launched in an attempt to combat fake news, Reuters reported.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, WhatsApp said it was working with local startup Proto. It will be classifying messages send by users as true, false, misleading or disputed.

 

Publish Date : 02 April 2019 16:42 PM

Paddy production increases 10 percent in Dang this year

DANG: Paddy production has increased by 10 percent in Dang

North Korea’s troop deployment to Russia jeopardizes China’s balancing act

WASHINGTON DC: Several of Beijing’s leading trading partners are urging

GP Koirala Hospital to begin dialysis service

TANAHU: The GP Koirala National Centre for Respiratory Diseases based

Weather expected to be clear today

KATHMANDU: The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has reported a

Three youths killed in high-speed motorcycle collision

BIRATNAGAR: Three youths died, and another was seriously injured following