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• @lflopezcalva Luis Felipe Lpez-Calva on x

  Important news in critical times. @UNDP is teaming up w/ @Whatsapp, @Poynter, @WHO & @UNICEF on a #Coronavirus Info Hub. It will offer #factchecking & services for healthcare pros, local govts, & business v @TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/... #COVID19

• @wcathcart Will Cathcart on x

  We've nearly doubled server capacity for @WhatsApp, and continue to see strong reliability as people place more voice & video calls around the world. We'll continue to do all we can to keep WhatsApp up, reliable, and fast as people stay socially distant while remaining connected

• @baybarsorsek @baybarsorsek on x

  We are excited to announce that @factchecknet and @WhatsApp will work closely to combat misinformation on COVID-19 and health-related misinformation and support the fact-checking community and the #CoronaVirusFacts alliance https://www.poynter.org/...

• @poynter @poynter on x

  Today, WhatsApp announced a $1 million grant to @factchecknet to expand the battle against COVID-19 related misinformation https://www.poynter.org/...

• @thedeshbhakt Akash Banerjee on x

  Fabulous bit of news...even if it's a small beginning.... but right now #MisinformationVirusOutbreak is as dangerous as #CoronavirusOutbreak Good to see that platforms like WhatsApp are realising the downside their powerful platforms can cause. https://twitter.com/...

• @undp UN Development on x

  #BreakingNews. We're teaming up w/ @Whatsapp, @Poynter, @WHO, & @UNICEF on a #Coronavirus Info Hub to spread the word, not the virus. It'll offer #factchecking & services for healthcare pros, educators, nonprofits, local govts, & biz. See in @TechCrunch👇 https://techcrunch.com/..…