{"id":145963,"date":"2019-08-02T14:02:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T14:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=145963"},"modified":"2025-07-01T21:37:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:37:18","slug":"new-whatsapp-feature-will-fight-misinformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/new-whatsapp-feature-will-fight-misinformation\/","title":{"rendered":"New WhatsApp feature will fight misinformation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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WhatsApp is introducing a new feature in their ever-growing fight against misinformation.<\/p>\n

If a message is forwarded more than five times, the message will come with a double arrow next to it.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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WhatsApp announced the new feature in a recent blog post<\/a>. The new feature will be available on the app on both iOS and Android.<\/p>\n

Basically, if you see a message that says it was forwarded multiple times, there’s a chance that it’s a spam message, and you should report the user<\/strong>. Obviously, if a trusted friend sent you an invitation and you see the double arrow, it can probably be trusted. Then again, that person might as well make a group message or a Facebook event.<\/p>\n

Last year, WhatsApp fell into some hot water after people fell for a rumor they heard on WhatsApp, and lynched people they thought were child abductors.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Since then, WhatsApp developers have promised to do more to stop the spread of misinformation on the app. This new feature is definitely a step in the right direction. Although it still falls on the user to determine whether or not a message is malicious, the double arrow will be a nice warning sign.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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