WhatsApp’s plan to label forwarded messages is the latest tool it’s using to battle fake news and dangerous viral hoaxes that are spread through the app.
https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/10/17554674/whatsapp-label-forwarded-messages
* a blog post * according to Poynter * largest market * rumors of child abductions * child traffickers * some reporters have speculated * offering cash rewards * wrangling local law enforcement and fact-checking organizations