VERA: A WHATSAPP-BASED RETRIEVAL-AUGMENTED GENERATION SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED HEALTH MISINFORMATION FACT-CHECKING IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
Health misinformation is a growing public health emergency, with disproportionate impact in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where fragile information ecosystems increase susceptibility to infodemic harm. This paper presents VERA (Verified Evidence Retrieval Assistant), a WhatsApp-based fact-checking system th...