WhatsApp adds search feature to fact-check messages
You can search the web to see if a forwarded message is accurate.
WhatsApp on Monday added a new feature to make fact-checking a message a little easier. The Facebook-owned app added a magnifying glass button to the chat that allows you to search the web for answers on questionable forwarded information.
By tapping the magnifying glass button, the forwarded message is uploaded to your browser, where you can see if the information in it is accurate. The search feature doesn't reveal the content of the message to WhatsApp, the company said.
Starting today, a magnifying glass icon will start appearing next to messages that have been forwarded through a chain of five or more people. Tapping it searches for the message’s contents online, with the idea being that this should reveal any common conspiracy theories or misinformation the message contains.
