What's Crap on WhatsApp?

Can a smartphone app really test for HIV? Of course not!


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In this episode of “What's Crap on WhatsApp?”, we look at four viral claims:

Beware: No smartphone app can test for HIV! Adverts making these claims are scams. https://bit.ly/hiv_app

Can drinking baking soda water after meals and consuming honey and cannabis oil cure late-stage pancreatic cancer? Of course not.

Is the South African Police Service hiring, or is this just another job scam?  https://bit.ly/saps_hiring

ZOMBIE CLAIM: There is still no warning from the BBC about ‘dangerous videos’ spreading on phones. https://bit.ly/hoax_bbc

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