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Fake WhatsApp App Lands in Google Play’s Sponsored Slot With 500,000 Downloads

A WhatsApp lookalike reportedly passed 500,000 Google Play downloads and appeared in a sponsored slot above the real app. Its listing was still live.

Hal Lucination

October 16, 2026

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