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Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, owns WhatsApp.

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Is it true that Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, owns WhatsApp?

Yes. Multiple independent reference and peer-reviewed sources state that Meta Platforms is the parent company of Facebook and that it owns WhatsApp, including one that names Meta as the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 7 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Meta Platforms - Wikipedia
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Meta Platforms - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Platforms

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Regulating Dominant Platforms: Challenges and Opportunities of Content Moderation on Jio Platforms
2023
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Regulating Dominant Platforms: Challenges and Opportunities of Content Moderation on Jio Platforms. (2023). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1515/jtc-2023-0009

“I’m not gonna answer that”: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Hawley-Zuckerberg Debate
2025
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Rahman, F. & Nuzulia, R. (2025). “I’m not gonna answer that”: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Hawley-Zuckerberg Debate. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.15575/jcspi.v3i2.1464

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2022
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In Case You Haven't Heard…. (2022). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.33486

PREVENTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA SAFETY & COMPLIANCE (PSSC)
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PREVENTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA SAFETY & COMPLIANCE (PSSC). (n.d.). zenodo.org. https://zenodo.org/records/22158642

Professionalism/Mark Zuckerberg, Corporate Culture, and "Masculine Energy"
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Professionalism/Mark Zuckerberg, Corporate Culture, and "Masculine Energy". (n.d.). en.wikibooks.org. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Professionalism/Mark_Zuckerberg,_Corporate_Culture,_and_"Masculine_Energy"

Social Capital: Life online in the shadow of Ireland’s tech boom
2023
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Barry, A. (2023). Social Capital: Life online in the shadow of Ireland’s tech boom. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=6bJvEAAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api

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