India's elections begin April 11th, and WhatsApp is determined to use every method it can to fight fake news ahead of the voting. The Facebook-owned company has teamed up with Proto to launch a fact-checking service, Checkpoint Tipline, that lets locals verify the messages they receive. Relay a message and you'll find out whether it's real, bogus, misleading or contested. The team can handle images and video, and it supports four regional languages as well as English.
Source: Reuters
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