Poynter Institute, a non-profit journalism school and research organisation, has launched a WhatsApp bot that aims to let users fact-check COVID-19 claims. This was possible after Facebook, who owns WhatsApp, provided the organisation with a USD 1 million grant to go towards the CoronaVirusFacts Alliance. We earlier reported that WhatsApp’s spread of ‘highly forwarded’ messages … Continue reading This WhatsApp bot can help fact-check COVID-19 information for you