Easily identify false reports
False reports or chain letters over and over on WhatsApp. Now, the Messenger wants to stop this operation and provide users with a new tool. With this feature, it will be easier to find false reports, chain letters, etc.
The current situation around the world is usually used to spread false information or rather dangerous chain letters through WhatsApp. Users sometimes pass it inadvertently without checking whether these statements are true. The Messenger service is also aware of this problem. Recently announced that the Beta version of WhatsApp is available for Android and iOS and is testing a new feature that should help expose false news.
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It is a tool that users can use to search the received mail on the Internet. If you know a wrong report or chain letter, you will most likely find a related report online. This makes it easier for recipients of such messages to identify spam. Of course, the premise is that you must also use the new features. Like an English expert for WhatsApp Wabetainfo website report, The new feature is now activated for all users. In order to use it, you must install the latest update of the application.
So you use the new function
When you receive a message from someone, you will find new features in the chat. Then there is a small magnifying glass symbol next to the text, as you can see in the tweet embedded above. If you click this button, you will have the opportunity to use Google search to research your mail. It can be used on smartphones and tablets through the application and WhatsApp Web. Although the new features have been activated in the US, it still seems to take a long time in Germany. The magnifying glass symbol has not yet appeared in our tests.
However, we think WhatsApp will promote the tool worldwide and provide updates in the next few days. So you have to be a little patient. Text search for false news will not be the only thing that prevents us from spreading false information in the future. The Messenger service is currently testing the same function of forwarding images. However, it is still under development. However, before the new features are launched, you can choose to simply copy the received messages and images to the Google search engine and then check whether they are false reports.