Use WhatsApp to Verify The Truthfulness of a Story

Being aware of what is happening in your surrounding is essential to your safety. But the fact is, many people believe a story they hear or reading without verifying if the information presented in the story is truthful or not. And so the concept of ‘misinformation’ is no longer a strange one.

Because false stories is very rampant, in 2005 a network known as the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) was established. So if you feel that the information in a story you receive sounds suspicious or inaccurate you are encouraged to use the organization approved by IFCN in your country to verify the truthfulness of the story.

Because billions of people are using WhatsApp to share information, many of these IFCN organizations can also be accessed via WhatsApp for ease in information double-checking.

List of IFCN Organizations in WhatsApp

As of the time of writing this post, the IFCN organizations you can verify a story’s truthfulness with via WhatsApp are:

Clicking on the WhatsApp number of any of the organization above will connect you to them immediately without you first having to save their number in your contact first.

Please note: the organizations above can only verify the truthfulness of a story that is related to their country, so connect with the appropriate country when double-checking a story.

Other IFCN Organizations

The list above contains only the IFCN organizations that can be accessed via WhatsApp, for the full list of the IFCN organizations, click >>> HERE <<<