“WhatsApp is going to charge users to use its premium features”
Social media posts
Claim dated 11 Oct 2022.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
WhatsApp Premium is an optional subscription plan available only for a few selected beta version users of ‘WhatsApp Business’ app. This feature is not released to users that use normal ‘WhatsApp’ app
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 11 October 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 13 October 2022, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/CjlGHaCsrTO/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=04b7a184-6da4-4db7-b3…
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1583947912075610&set=a.1136335303503542
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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.