Reuters released Wednesday two new Spanish-language fact-examining channels in partnership with WhatsApp, permitting WhatsApp consumers in Mexico and Spanish-speaking users in the U.S. to confirm material with Reuters.
The new Reuters Reality Examine México and Reuters Point Examine Spanish U.S. channels hook up WhatsApp users with exact information from Reuters on potential misinformation they want to validate.
WhatsApp end users in the U.S. (+1 646-577-2924) and Mexico (+52 56 2001 8078) can send out info they would like to confirm to Reuters Point Look at and will obtain pertinent Reuters information to help them evaluate the precision of the info.
The Reuters Point Verify channels will floor truth check out content tackling misinformation about politics, health and fitness and breaking news activities. The Reuters channels are readily available 24/7 by means of an automatic chatbot.
“As misinformation continues to enhance globally, the Reuters Reality Verify crew remains vigilant in its perform to verify content material and identify untrue info staying shared. We are deeply dedicated to lessening likely inaccurate and dangerous misinformation, and it is a wonderful time to be doing work with WhatsApp to harness the electricity of messaging tools to connect Spanish-talking WhatsApp consumers with credible info confirmed by Reuters,” claimed Stephanie Burnett, Reuters digital verification editor, in a statement.
Reuters first introduced its truth-checking initiative in 2020 and now partners with various important technologies platforms on initiatives to overcome misinformation, including actuality-checking of social media information in nations around the world on 4 continents and in five languages.