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:
| Country | Organization | WhatsApp Number |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Chequeado | +54 9 11 3679 0690 |
| Brazil | AFP Checamos | +55 21982 172344 |
| Brazil | Aos Fatos | +55 21 99956-5882 |
| Brazil | Estadao | +55 11 99263-7900 |
| Colombia | La Silla Vacia | +57 318 3124521 |
| Colombia | ColombiaCheck | +57 322 8523557 |
| Ecuador | Ecuador Chequea | +593 984535165 |
| France | AFP Africa – English | +33 6 32 99 52 64 |
| France | AFP Africa – French | +33 6 76 54 68 76 |
| France | France24 | +33 6 30 93 41 36 |
| Georgia | Myth Detector | +995591051530 |
| India | AFP | +91 73700 07000 |
| India | Alt News | +91 98252 55790 |
| India | Boom | +91 77009 06111 +91 77009 06588 |
| India | Digit Eye | +91 96328 30256 |
| India | Fact Crescendo – Hindi | +91 90490 53770 |
| India | Fact Crescendo – Malayalam | +91 90490 46809 |
| India | Fact Crescendo – Marathi | +91 90490 43487 |
| India | Factly | +91 96031 32132 |
| India | India Today | +91 73700 07000 |
| India | Newschecker | +91 99994 99044 |
| India | Newsmobile | +91 88268 00707 |
| India | Vishvas News | +91 92052 70923 |
| Indonesia | WhatsApp Hoax Buster (Mafindo) | +62 859-2160-0500 |
| Ireland | TheJournal.ie | +353852214696 |
| Myanmar | Factcrescendo – Myanmar | +959407099077 |
| Nigeria | Dubawa | +234 806 935 2412 |
| Perú | Verificador de La República | +51 997 883 271 |
| Spain | Maldita | +34 655 19 85 38 |
| Spain | Newtral | +34 682 58 96 64 |
| Sri Lanka | Factcrescendo – Sri Lanka | +94771514696 |
| South Africa | Africa Check | +27 76 181 9570 |
| Turkey | Dogruluk Payi | +90 534 794 08 39 |
| Turkey | Teyit.org | +905464745440 |
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 <<<
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