In today's digital age, WhatsApp is the world's most popular instant messaging app, with more than 3 billion users, it introduces many new features to enhance and improve the experience of these users, one such feature has been introduced by WhatsApp, which can prove to be a game-changer in the fight against misinformation. This new feature allows users to easily determine whether a photo shared on WhatsApp is real or fake. Let's know how it works-

How does this new feature work?

Open any photo: In your WhatsApp chat, tap the image you want to verify.

Access the options menu: After the photo opens, tap the three-dot menu icon on the top right corner of the image.

Select "Search the web": This option will allow WhatsApp to find photos online through search engines.

See the results: Within a few seconds, WhatsApp will show you where else this image has appeared on the web, giving you clues about its authenticity.

Using this simple tool, you can quickly find out if a photo has been circulated before, and if it's associated with a misleading or false claim.

Why is this feature important?

In today's digital world, fake news and manipulated images spread rapidly on platforms like WhatsApp. This feature solves that problem by allowing users to easily verify the origin of an image.