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The term is indeed used in India. However, I don't think it has scope beyond a definition. It can be easily integrated in Fake news in India#Modes of distribution (WP:CFORK). Although start-class, it pretty much looks like a future repository for dumping all fake news spread on WhatsApp. For serious cases, there is already Indian WhatsApp lynchings. Gan Favourite (talk) 14:31, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: News media, Websites, and India. Gan Favourite (talk) 14:31, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect per WP:NEO. The topic is better covered in Fake news in India#Modes of distribution, and the term is not separately notable. Many of the sources here just contain uses of the term but actually cover the topic (and not the term). Maybe merge a brief mention of the definition in the NDTV article. hinnk (talk) 04:03, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Based on the references added, keeping my !vote as is. These links [1][2][3][4] were added to support discussion of a Kerala High Court case. None of these mention the case at all, and none discuss WhatsApp University beyond using the phrase in a headline (two are political cartoons). The statement that "The phrase has…been a subject of stand-up comics" is referenced to a short review of a single comedian, where the topic is recapped very briefly. To Grabup's question below, the existing coverage isn't significant, and we're seeing how trying to present it as such means misleading readers. hinnk (talk) 05:38, 20 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: i added some of WP:RS references. and this phrase clearly passes WP:GNG. Youknow? (talk) 12:26, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: Agree with @Youknowwhoistheman --BeLucky (talk) 13:11, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect I agree with @hinnk, the topic can be better covered in Fake news in India#Modes of distribution, other than the defination, there is not much to inside the scope of this article which cannot be put under the Fake news article. Xoocit (talk) 08:56, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: Enough sources are cited to establish the subject's notability. In my opinion, if there can be a standalone article with sufficient coverage, what is the reason to redirect? GrabUp - Talk 03:28, 20 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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 *<small class="delsort-notice">Note:  This discussion has been included in the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting|deletion sorting]] lists for the following topics: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/News media|News media]], [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Websites|Websites]],  and [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/India|India]]. [[User:Gan Favourite|Gan Favourite]] ([[User talk:Gan Favourite|talk]]) 14:31, 13 July 2024 (UTC)</small>
 * '''Redirect''' per [[WP:NEO]]. The topic is better covered in [[Fake news in India#Modes of distribution]], and the term is not separately notable. Many of the sources here just contain uses of the term but actually cover the topic (and not the term). Maybe merge a brief mention of the definition in the NDTV article. [[User:hinnk|hinnk]] ([[User talk:hinnk|talk]]) 04:03, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
+*:Based on the references added, keeping my !vote as is. These links [https://www.jagran.com/editorial/apnibaat-secularism-of-whatsapp-university-separating-imul-is-like-saying-that-congress-has-no-relation-with-nehru-23434257.html][https://www.newslaundry.com/topic/whatsapp-university][https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2024/Jul/10/debunking-whatsapp-universitys-misinformation][https://theprint.in/last-laughs/whatsapp-university-phd-in-mangal-gyaan-maths-isnt-ec-you-know/2066319/] were added to support discussion of a Kerala High Court case. None of these mention the case at all, and none discuss WhatsApp University beyond using the phrase in a headline (two are political cartoons). The statement that "The phrase has…been a subject of stand-up comics" is referenced to [https://www.scoopwhoop.com/humor/logic-khatre-mein-hai-kunal-kamra-takes-on-whatsapp-university-in-latest-stand-up/ a short review] of a single comedian, where the topic is recapped very briefly. To Grabup's question below, the existing coverage isn't [[WP:SIGCOV|significant]], and we're seeing how trying to present it as such means misleading readers. [[User:hinnk|hinnk]] ([[User talk:hinnk|talk]]) 05:38, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
 * '''Keep''': i added some of [[WP:RS]] references. and this phrase clearly passes [[WP:GNG]]. [[User:Youknowwhoistheman|Youknow?]] ([[User talk:Youknowwhoistheman|talk]]) 12:26, 15 July 2024 (UTC) <!--VCB Youknowwhoistheman-->
 * '''Keep''': Agree with @[[User:Youknowwhoistheman|Youknowwhoistheman]] --[[User:BeLucky|BeLucky]] ([[User talk:BeLucky|talk]]) 13:11, 16 July 2024 (UTC)