WhatsApp Launches IFCN Chatbot to Curb Fake News and Misinformation
Facebook-owned WhatsApp has launched a chatbot to stop the spread of misinformation in challenging times. The IFCN chatbot has been developed by Poynter Institute’s International Fact-checking network which earlier received an amount of $1 million to facilitate fact-checking on WhatsApp. Currently, the IFCN Chatbot is available in English, but soon other languages will be available in the chatbot. Marking the words of Ben Supple who is the Public Policy Manager... Read More