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    Julia ThomasMarch 13, 2019
    “WhatsApp has come in to fill the void”: In Zimbabwe, the future of news is messaging
    A look at how outlets like 263Chat, Kukurigo, Center for Innovation and Technology, and Magamba Network are distributing news via the app. WhatsApp connections comprise almost half of all internet usage in Zimbabwe.
    WhatsApp fact-checking, deepfake detection, and five other AI/news projects get funding
    WhatsApp limits message forwarding in order to fight “misinformation and rumors”
    How getting WhatsApp API access helped this Brazilian team project process 70,000 fact-checking questions
    Laura Hazard OwenNovember 16, 2018
    Notifications every 2 minutes: This in-depth look at how people really use WhatsApp shows why fighting fake news there is so hard
    “In India, citizens actively seem to be privileging breadth of information over depth…Indians at this moment are not themselves articulating any kind of anxiety about dealing with the flood of information in their phones.”
    Laura Hazard OwenOctober 26, 2018
    What to know about WhatsApp in Brazil ahead of Sunday’s election
    “I don’t know where they found my phone number.”
    Shan WangAugust 6, 2018
    WhatsApp is a black box of viral misinformation — but in Brazil, 24 newsrooms are teaming up to fact-check it
    And unlike previous efforts, WhatsApp is giving the fact-checkers an important tool to reach the public more easily.
    Laura Hazard OwenJune 1, 2018
    WhatsApp is a black box for fake news. Verificado 2018 is making real progress fixing that.
    “Instead of using broadcast to spread our debunks, we opted for an individual relationship.”
    In Turkey, use of Facebook and Twitter for news is falling, and WhatsApp is rising
    Shan WangSeptember 20, 2017
    Univision is trying out WhatsApp to distribute news and information during hurricane emergencies
    Meet your audiences where they are — in Univision’s case, preparing to weather a major storm, or evacuating in a car with only a phone in hand.
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