Even as the company is denying these rumors, they could well be true. Facebook has been high on the increased revenue from mobile resources recently. According to Facebook’s 2012 Q3 results, mobile ads comprised about 14 percent of the total revenue for the social media site. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had, in fact said, “I want to dispel this myth that Facebook can’t make money on mobile.” Well, all we can say is there, usually, is no smoke without fire. Read the rumor: https://techthirsty.com/2012/12/04/facebook-might-buy-whatsapp-to-boost-mobile-presence/