Can WeChat chat records be used as litigation evidence?

Legal analysis: chat records can be used as evidence, but certain conditions need to be met. According to relevant laws and regulations, electronic data is a kind of evidence, while WeChat chat records belong to electronic data, and the evidence must meet the authenticity, legality and relevance. If the chat record is to be used as evidence in court, it needs to prove that the chat account belongs to the other party and the other party is chatting. Chat records should record the relevant information of the event in detail and clearly, which is the expression of the other party's true meaning.

Legal basis: Article 66 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Procedure Law includes: (1) statements of the parties; (2) Documentary evidence; (3) Physical evidence; (4) Audio-visual materials; (5) Electronic data; (6) Testimony of witnesses; (7) Appraisal opinions; (8) Records of the inquest. Evidence must be verified before it can be used as a basis for ascertaining facts. Article 67 The parties have the responsibility to provide evidence of their own claims. The people's court shall investigate and collect evidence that the parties and their agents ad litem cannot collect on their own due to objective reasons, or evidence that the people's court considers necessary for hearing a case. The people's court shall comprehensively and objectively examine and verify the evidence in accordance with legal procedures.