By Pascal Oparada
Social Media/Tech Reporter
For those seeking to know if an image has been doctored or altered on WhatsApp, the wold’s number one messaging platform is testing a new image search feature which will allow users to know the authenticity of an image.
The new feature will allow users upload images found on its platform directly to Google, according to WeBetaInfo.
The image tool was discovered in the latest WhatsApp beta for Android.
With the tap of of a button, WhatsApp will send a photo from within its application to Google.
WhatsApp will now direct users to Google search result pages that show similar or the same images elsewhere on the web.
The information can help users determine if an image is real or has been photoshopped or even learn if the background has been altered or stripped of its original context.
The messaging giant, which has over one billion users, is often the target of misinformation which has led to deaths in places like India.
Recently, the Facebook-owned app pruned down the number of people who can receive a forwarded message on its platform in order to fight fake news which become very explosive on the platform.
With the new search image feature that’s currently in beta, WhatsApp is now looking to tackle fake news that spreads via photo.
