“AI agents (likely to be Meta AI) can access WhatsApp group and individual chats and contact details unless the Advanced Chat Privacy feature is enabled.”
What FACTLY found
Meta AI on WhatsApp only accesses messages explicitly shared with it or those mentioning @Meta AI. It cannot access entire group chats or contact details of members. All personal and group messages remain protected with end-to-end encryption. The Advanced Chat Privacy feature restricts the use of Meta AI by preventing others from using your messages with AI features, exporting chats, or auto-downloading media, but it does not control Meta AI’s access to chats or contacts, which are already pr...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 14 July 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 15 July 2025, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/nisha.koiri/posts/pfbid0cSvxnZ2gomHj6UxSs4oMGPn7zqSAGFFxnLeJCB2B…
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.