Ingenious WhatsApp service: This is how Messenger now checks facts for you

To use the chatbot, you must first send “Hi” to +1 (727) 291-2606 in WhatsApp. You may have to save the number first. The chatbot will answer you with further instructions. You can also see an example of use in the picture above.

You can also use the new service via desktop. An error message is initially displayed here. Under the download for WhatsApp you will find a link that you can use to chat with the bot on the desktop. But then you have to WhatsApp Web be set up.-

The new service was launched as part of a major campaign. WhatsApp’s goal is to limit the spread of false Corona news. For this, the Facebook subsidiary supports, among other things, the fact-checking network of the Poynter Institute with one million US dollars.

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