''We know that our users are reaching out on WhatsApp more than ever at this time of crisis.''
A new information hub designed to stop the spread of misinformation to do with the outbreak of COVID-19, has been launched by WhatsApp.
Widespread reports have raised concerns over the messaging and the amount of disinformation being spread via the platform, after.
The Facebook owned platform has around two billion users worldwide.
The new COVID-19 Information Hub has been launched in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), Unicef and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and will include information from those organisations.
Will Cathcart, head of WhatsApp, said: "We know that our users are reaching out on WhatsApp more than ever at this time of crisis, whether it's to friends and loved ones, doctors to patients, or teachers to students.
"We wanted to provide a simple resource that can help connect people at this time."
The messaging platform has also announced a $1m (€910,000) donation to the Poynter Institute's International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN).
