Now users can take countermeasures themselves

Fake news is spreading rapidly and messengers like WhatsApp play an important role in this. Now, the German Press Agency, together with WhatsApp, is offering a fact check that is open to every user. Potential misinformation can be submitted for free review.

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: Have fake news checked by professionals

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 reads 01603476409. It can sometimes take some time for the fact checker to respond. 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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dpa fact check also on Facebook and Instagram

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.