Excellent facility that WhatsApp has brought to control false information about Covid-19. Here's how to use. —Sunilkumar Choudari

The whatsApp, has really pulled up its socks in its fight against the spread of fake news. From limiting forwarded messages to working on a feature that would verify messages, WhatsApp is doing it all to stop fake news from being circulated on its platform. The messaging app recently launched a chatbot called the IFCN chatbot to curb the spread of misinformation.




The IFCN chatbot on WhatsApp will enable citizens from all over the world to verify whether the message that they received about COVID-19 is true or not. Using the chatbot, the users can see whether that piece of information has been rated false by the professional fact-checker.




Hundreds of millions of users rely on WhatsApp to stay in touch with their friends and families every day. Since bad actors use every single platform to disseminate falsehoods, to mislead others during such troubling times, fact-checkers’ work is more important than ever.




Here’s how users can activate the IFCN chatbot

Save the number +1 (727) 2912606 and send a text “Hi” from WhatsApp to launch the chatbot.

The other way of launching the chatbot is by simply clicking on poy.nu/ifcnbot to get started.

The chatbot is currently available in the English language only but it will soon be available in Hindi, Spanish and other languages.

-By
Sunilkumar Choudari

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