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

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