Whatsapp Fake Messages: 5 Things Nobody Told You About How To Spot Whatsapp Fake Messages

Spot WhatsApp fake messages

We all using Whatsapp, Many of us share the forwarded messages without knowing whether it is true/fake. Are you also doing this? In this article, we will see How to spot Whatsapp Fake Messages?

Before getting to this article let us see an overview, we will see about

• Impacts of Fake Messages
• Ways to Spot fake forward messages
• WhatsApp New Features

Impacts of WhatsApp Fake Messages:

Before getting to the main part of this article, allow me to tell an incident happened through a fake Whats App Message.

Deaths by WhatsApp Fake Messages

In the year of 2018, a message that rapidly gets forwarded through Whats App in many languages.

Through this 24 murders happened in the southern part of India. People killed others if they are given sweets/biscuits to their children. Nobody knows where this message originated from.

Now, you may get to know How ours just one forward of fake messages can lead to murder.

According to a research by the University of Warwick, 40% of fake information cannot be spotted by average educated adults. (electrons.co)

How to spot WhatsApp Fake Messages?

Forward messages can be identified by the below icon mentioned in that message with that you can understand that the message was not written by your friends or relatives. In other words, the forward symbol indicates that the message was not written by who send that message to you.

Tips to spot a WhatsApp fake Messages

# 1 Web Search:

Web Search is the most common and easiest way to find a fake message. In most of the case, you can able to spot a fake message at first glance trying of web search.

What should we do?

Simple if you are doubtful about a message that, it may be a hoax. Then,

CASE 1: If it is a text message, copy the whole content and paste it to google and search it. Surely, you'll find articles related to that message. (If it is forwarded widely)

CASE 2: If it is an image, reverse search it on google/search by image.

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It will show similar image results for that. Most of the time you'll find the same image that you searched for it and we can find an article with that image.

That articles will states that, is it a fake/true message.

CASE 3: Create your own phrase and search for it.

For example: If you received a message with the content of " Government Offering Free Online Job Earn 1Lakh Per Month". If you haven't any results while applied CASE 1 & 2. Then make your own phrase and google it.

That means above I said example with "Government Online Jobs" for that message you can create this sort of phrases to search- "Is Government Free Online Job is true?" and you can include a keyword WhatsApp for better results.

This CASE 3 will also apply to find a fake video also. Things to do,

• Know the subject of the video
• Create your own phrase with that subject
• Google it

#2 WhatsApp's Websearch:

WhatsApp introduced a new feature called "Search The Web"

You'll find a search icon with forwarded messages while clicking on it, it uploads data to google and its searches for the authenticity of that message.

#3 WhatsApp's Tipline

WhatsApp introduced another great feature to check the authenticity of the message called " Checkpoint Tipline".

It is generally a number (+91-9643-000-888) where you can send the messages and check for the truth of those messages.

Bonus:

As you are reading Tech Lawful's Article. Here is the bonus content for you about whats app forward messages.

Never pays for a Forward:

Have you ever shared a picture with audio tells "This person has to undergo an operation. If you forward this message whats app gives 25 paise for a share"

This is a big hoax!

WhatsApp never pays for sharing a message.

But why they are doing this? It can be any personal intent.

Due to this pandemic situation, many rumours are spread around the WhatsApp about Corona. To control this WhatsApp take effort and introduced a new feature called "Limited Forward" that you can only share a forward message to a single person at one time.

Conclusion

Hope this article on How to spot WhatsApp fake messages will helpful for you. Liked this post? Do share with your friends and family. That's all Guys, Have a great day! - with ❤ Paul Kavin