Reuters introduced Wednesday two new Spanish-language fact-examining channels in partnership with WhatsApp, enabling WhatsApp people in Mexico and Spanish-speaking users in the U.S. to verify content material with Reuters.
The new Reuters Truth Test México and Reuters Actuality Test Spanish U.S. channels hook up WhatsApp users with accurate details from Reuters on probable misinformation they want to validate.
WhatsApp end users in the U.S. (+1 646-577-2924) and Mexico (+52 56 2001 8078) can send information they would like to validate to Reuters Truth Check out and will receive suitable Reuters written content to aid them evaluate the accuracy of the details.
The Reuters Fact Test channels will surface area fact verify articles or blog posts tackling misinformation about politics, health and fitness and breaking information activities. The Reuters channels are offered 24/7 by way of an automatic chatbot.
“As misinformation proceeds to boost globally, the Reuters Actuality Test workforce stays vigilant in its function to confirm content and identify wrong information getting shared. We are deeply fully commited to minimizing probably inaccurate and harmful misinformation, and it is a terrific time to be doing the job with WhatsApp to harness the electrical power of messaging equipment to link Spanish-talking WhatsApp consumers with credible details confirmed by Reuters,” claimed Stephanie Burnett, Reuters digital verification editor, in a statement.
Reuters to start with released its fact-checking initiative in 2020 and now associates with many significant technology platforms on initiatives to battle misinformation, together with point-checking of social media information in international locations on 4 continents and in five languages.
