Claim: WhatsApp is still encrypted. Ignore viral hoax doing the rounds since 2021
Fact-check: WhatsApp is still encrypted. Ignore viral hoax doing the rounds since 2021
Verdict: messages that the government is monitoring whatsapp and recording voice and video calls have resurfaced, this time in nigeria. africa check debunked the same message when it circulated in kenya in 2022. whatsapp's end-to-end encryption ensures that only the sender and recipient have access to the messages.
Organisation: Africa Check
Author: Muktar Balogun
Date published: 2024-03-08T00:00:00