eRumor:
A message circulating on whatsapp since last year 2016, which asks user to remove their picture from the whatsapp profile picture

eRumor made by – Internet and social media

Confirmation by Ayupp.com – FAKE

More Samples – 

Hi Friends.. Jis kisiki bhi whatsapp pe profile pic khud ki ho to jald-se-jald badal do. Kyuki whatsapp pe ISIS apne Aatanki gatividhiyon ke liye or kuch aise hackers aaye hai jnke paas aapka whatsapp no hai. Wo log us profile photo ka galat use kar rahe hai. Whatsapp ke CEO ne request ki hai ki agle 20-25 din tk khud ki profile photo na rkhe. Whatsapp ke engineers aapko safe ke liye aapke saath co-operate karenge. Is msg ko aage forward karo. Thank You.

A.K. Mittal(IPS)

9849436632

Commissioner Delhi.

Pls forward to all your frnds ones too.. English Translation of the message

IMPORTANT NOTICE_* Hi Friends Jis kisiki bhi whatsapp pe profile pic khud ki ho to jald-se-jald badal do. Kyuki whatsapp pe ISIS apne Aatanki gatividhiyon ke liye or kuch aise hackers aaye hai jnke paas aapka whatsapp no hai. Wo log us profile photo ka galat use kar rahe hai. Whatsapp ke CEO ne request ki hai ki agle 20-25 din tk khud ki profile photo na rkhe. Whatsapp ke engineers aapko safe ke liye aapke saath co-operate karenge. Is msg ko aage forward karo, khas krke ladkiyon ke liye. _____________ Thank You. _____________ A.K. Mittal(IPS) 9849436632 *_Commissioner Delhi._* . Pls forward to all your frnds ones too.. 

 

Ayupp Analysis – This message is circulating from long time first it was on Facebook as hoax message and later it started on whatsapp.

It is common for a user on whatsapp to share any information, however fake it might look, but they will not stop circulating the message. The message claims whatsapp CEO has requested to remove the profile picture for the next 20-25 days. It is fake news. Indian express has confirmed this. Read the article posted by Indian Express. 

The message is nothing but fake, don’t forward it further to your friends.

About The Author

Chetan Sharma is an Indian fact-checker and news writer, writing news for Ayupp since 2014.

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