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In this episode of “What's Crap on WhatsApp?”, we look at four viral claims: Have 2 million doses of HIV medication gone uncollected since anti-migrant protests in South Africa? https://bit.ly/hiv_doses Has Canada restricted work permits or travel for South Africans? https://bit.ly/canada_restriction This old video of a protest in Nigeria has been falsely linked to Chidimma Adetshina’s deportation case in South Africa. https://bit.ly/adetshina_protest False: Ignore messages claiming social grants in South Africa will be cancelled if beneficiaries use gambling sites. https://bit.ly/45QdiGN Your friends and family can sign up for our show! Tell them to save our number (+27 82 709 3527) and send us a WhatsApp message to confirm.

In this episode of “What's Crap on WhatsApp?”, we look at four viral claims stoking xenophobic tensions in South Africa: Does this video show migrants assaulting white South African men after being told to “go back home” and “get their papers in order”? Does this video show looting at a mall during recent anti-migrant protests in South Africa? Is this graphic, appearing to come from the South African police, warning landlords against renting to undocumented immigrants, real? Has the Spar supermarket chain opened 15,000 new jobs for South Africans after anti-migrant demonstrations? Your friends and family can sign up for our show! Tell them to save our number (+27 82 709 3527) and send us a WhatsApp message to confirm.

In this episode of “What's Crap on WhatsApp?”, we look at four viral claims stoking xenophobic tensions in South Africa: Did Joburg metro police arrest foreigners with stolen traffic lights? https://bit.ly/traffic_lights_stolen Does this video show Democratic Alliance politician Michael Sun complaining about immigrants to South Africa? https://bit.ly/sun_da No, these images and videos of a Shoprite incident in Nigeria are not from 2026 https://bit.ly/nigeria_shoprite No, there is no evidence for the viral claim about the legal status of migrants in Durban, South Africa. https://bit.ly/durban_migrants Your friends and family can sign up for our show! Tell them to save our number (+27 82 709 3527) and send us a WhatsApp message to confirm.

In this episode of “What's Crap on WhatsApp?”, we look at four viral claims: Is Cape Town ‘officially’ a US province? https://bit.ly/capetown_da Are photos of this ‘no South Africans allowed’ protest in Kraaifontein real? https://bit.ly/kraaifontein_protest Can pomegranate prevent or treat cancer? https://bit.ly/pomegranate_cancer Does this viral videos show a giraffe being injured on a highway? https://bit.ly/giraffe_highway Your friends and family can sign up for our show! Tell them to save our number (+27 82 709 3527) and send us a WhatsApp message to confirm.

In this episode of “What's Crap on WhatsApp?”, we look at four viral claims: Is the South African government implementing a R1,200 ‘HIV grant’? https://bit.ly/hiv_grant Is South Africa sending troops to help US president Donald Trump wage war in Iran? https://bit.ly/sa_troops Is the South African government removing English from public schools? https://bit.ly/sa_schools Is an ‘illegal immigrant’ contesting a South African by-election? https://bit.ly/sa_byelection Your friends and family can sign up for our show! Tell them to save our number (+27 82 709 3527) and send us a WhatsApp message to confirm.

In this episode of “What's Crap on WhatsApp?”, we’re looking at three viral health claims: Will a ‘miracle seed’ treat diabetes, hypertension or gastritis? https://bit.ly/seed_cure Will neem tea kill intestinal parasites and cure a host of other ailments? https://bit.ly/neem_tea Is cancer a parasitic infection that can be cured using herbs? https://bit.ly/cancer_parasite Bonus: Tips for busting false miracle cures and other health misinformation. Your friends and family can sign up for our show! Tell them to save our number (+27 89 709 3527) and send us a WhatsApp message to confirm.

In this episode of “What's Crap on WhatsApp?”, we look at four viral claims: Will helping strangers use their smartphones expose you to ‘AI biometric identity fraud’? https://bit.ly/biometric_identity_fraud Is Zambia’s electoral commission hiring through this link? https://bit.ly/zambia_electoralcommission There is no evidence that a Nigerian scammer was arrested by a retired FBI agent in South Africa. https://bit.ly/nigeria_amadiarrest No, this mixture of Stoney ginger drink and onions will not shrink fibroids or ovarian cysts – visit a doctor instead. https://bit.ly/stoney_onion Your friends and family can sign up for our show! Tell them to save our number (+27 82 709 3527) and send us a WhatsApp message to confirm.

In this episode of “What's Crap on WhatsApp?”, we look at four viral claims: Is something called Gammora really a ‘cure’ for HIV? https://bit.ly/gammora_hiv Is this article about South African poaching arrests in Kruger National Park real? https://bit.ly/poaching_arrests No, this viral photo does not show a South African city turning red in support of the EFF. https://bit.ly/eff_support Don’t trust this manipulated image showing a stooped South African defence minister using walking sticks, it has been altered. https://bit.ly/sa_motshekga Your friends and family can sign up for our show! Tell them to save our number (+27 82 709 3527) and send us a WhatsApp message to confirm.

In this episode of “What's Crap on WhatsApp?”, we look at four viral claims: Has South African tourist hotspot Jeffreys Bay been declared a refuge for tens of thousands of refugees? https://bit.ly/sa_refugees Can a mixture of Jameson whiskey and garlic cure HIV/Aids? https://bit.ly/whiskey_garlic No, the nhundurwa fruit cannot reduce toothache and pain. https://bit.ly/nhundurwa_fruit South Africa, ignore this AI-generated memorial poster of the Vanderbijlpark school crash victims. https://bit.ly/poster_ai Your friends and family can sign up for our show! Tell them to save our number (+27 82 709 3527) and send us a WhatsApp message to confirm.

In this episode of “What's Crap on WhatsApp?”, we look at four viral claims: Is there a new R1,682 family support grant in South Africa? https://bit.ly/support_grant Don’t trust these deceptive medical care ads, ‘Affordable Care South Africa’ raises many red flags. https://bit.ly/medical_care_ads Will a mixture of onion, cloves, bay leaves and cinnamon cure hypertension? https://bit.ly/hypertension_cure No, Operation Dudula’s leader is not resigning. These videos and images are AI generated https://bit.ly/operation_dudula Your friends and family can sign up for our show! Tell them to save our number (+27 82 709 3527) and send us a WhatsApp message to confirm. You can send us any WhatsApp message that you need fact-checked! Forward videos, pictures and links to this number.

In this episode of “What's Crap on WhatsApp?”, we look at four viral claims: Is this video of South Africa’s anti-migrant group leader saying her parents are Zimbabwean real? https://bit.ly/dabula_deepfake Is South Africa introducing R1,000 banknotes or discontinuing the R200 note? https://bit.ly/sa_banknote Yes, the founder of NGO Gift of the Givers, Imtiaz Sooliman, did say, ‘I follow Islamic law, it overrides any other law’. https://bit.ly/sooliman_quote No, there are no new mandatory driving licence renewal rules or automatic suspensions for seniors in South Africa. https://bit.ly/senior_drivinglicence Your friends and family can sign up for our show! Tell them to save our number (+27 82 709 3527) and send us a WhatsApp message to confirm. You can send us any WhatsApp message that you need fact-checked! Forward videos, pictures and links to this number.

In this episode of “What's Crap on WhatsApp?”, we look at four viral claims: Are these photos proof of xenophobic attacks in Johannesburg in November 2025? https://bit.ly/xenophobic_attacks Does this video show post-election protests in Tanzania? https://bit.ly/protests_tanzania No, clove water cannot ‘destroy cancer cells in 48 hours’. https://bit.ly/clove_cancer These viral ATM videos are AI-generated; there is no Capitec bank glitch making South Africans rich. https://bit.ly/bank_glitch Your friends and family can sign up for our show! Tell them to save our number (+27 82 709 3527) and send us a WhatsApp message to confirm. You can send us any WhatsApp message that you need fact-checked! Forward videos, pictures and links to this number.

In this episode of “What's Crap on WhatsApp?”, we look at four viral claims: Did South Africa’s departing prosecuting authority head Shamila Batohi call her tenure a ‘horror movie’? https://bit.ly/shamila_batohi ‍Does this picture show a transformed Johannesburg street after a market was shut down in October 2025?  https://bit.ly/joburg_street No, this viral photo doesn’t show a Mozambican woman being arrested in Johannesburg. https://bit.ly/mozambican_arrested  No evidence that drinking your urine has any health benefits; it could even make health issues worse. https://bit.ly/urine_benefits Your friends and family can sign up for our show! Tell them to save our number (+27 82 709 3527) and send us a WhatsApp message to confirm. You can send us any WhatsApp message that you need fact-checked! Forward videos, pictures and links to this number.

In this episode of “What's Crap on WhatsApp?”, we look at four viral claims: Does this ‘viral video’ show late South African ambassador Nathi Mthethwa’s fall from a Paris hotel? https://bit.ly/mthethwa_video Has Mthethwa’s ‘killer’ been arrested in Paris? https://bit.ly/mthethwa_sa Ignore posts claiming a homemade drink can ‘flush out’ kidney stones; see a doctor instead. https://bit.ly/kidney_stones_cure It’s a scam: South African minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni is not sponsoring data giveaway. https://bit.ly/ntshavheni_giveaway Your friends and family can sign up for our show! Tell them to save our number (+27 82 709 3527) and send us a WhatsApp message to confirm. You can send us any WhatsApp message that you need fact-checked! Forward videos, pictures and links to this number.

In this episode of “What's Crap on WhatsApp?”, we look at four viral claims: Does Cape Town have “one of the lowest wastages of water in the world”? https://bit.ly/sa_watercrisis Does Johannesburg lose almost 50% of its water? https://bit.ly/sa_watercrisis This viral image of South African politician Kenny Kunene with a gang-style tattoo is manipulated. https://bit.ly/kenny_kunene No, soaking your right hand in cold water won't cure your headache. https://bit.ly/coldwater_headache Your friends and family can sign up for our show! Tell them to save our number (+27 82 709 3527) and send us a WhatsApp message to confirm. You can send us any WhatsApp message that you need fact-checked! Forward videos, pictures and links to this number.