WhatsApp Launches Service to Fight Fake News in India to fight fake news. Checkpoint Tipline service allows users to tip off fake news, rumors or misinformation pertaining to the general elections. This gains relevance as India is all set to go to the polls beginning this month. The Checkpoint service would receive messages in the form of images and video as well as text in English and four regional languages- Hindi, Telugu, Bengali, and Malayalam. The service is being developed by Proto, an Indian start-up, who has previously worked on misinformation-related projects around the world.”]
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