What's Crap on WhatsApp?

On this episode of *“What's Crap on WhatsApp?”* we investigate three claims:

No, there isn’t an online Huggy Wuggy video that instructs children to “kill parents and little babies”. https://bit.ly/huggy_wuggyvid

Are you affected by the ‘aphelion phenomenon’ that apparently makes for very cold weather? Almost certainly not. https://bit.ly/aphelion_phenom

No, HAARP is not a ‘weapon of mass destruction’ that “allows them to control the weather”. https://bit.ly/haarp_weatherYour friends and family can sign up for our show! Tell them to save our number (082 830 6407) 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.

On this episode of *“What's Crap on WhatsApp?”* we investigate three claims:

Does a popular Nigerian drink made from the roselle or hibiscus plant “cause miscarriage” during pregnancy? No, this is false. https://bit.ly/zobo_miscarriage

No, a drink made of guava leaves won’t cure infertility. https://bit.ly/guava_infertility

Does this photo show “1 of 2 huge US prison barges on their way to Gitmo”, or Guantanamo Bay? No! https://bit.ly/prison_bargeYour friends and family can sign up for our show! Tell them to save our number (082 830 6407) 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.

On this episode of *“What's Crap on WhatsApp?”* we investigate three claims:

A graphic warns people not to buy “biscuits called crunches” shipped from South Africa to Nigeria as they have “killed 45 people”. Don’t fall for it - it’s an old hoax! https://bit.ly/poisonous_biscuits

Is there a connection between different major disease outbreaks and US election years, as a photo posted online claims? No! https://bit.ly/disease_elections

No, prices may be soaring but South Africa’s deputy minister of transport hasn’t given inane petrol-saving advice. https://bit.ly/petrol_ministerYour friends and family can sign up for our show! Tell them to save our number (082 830 6407) 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.

On this episode of *“What's Crap on WhatsApp?”* we investigate three claims:

Does this video show a deadly thermobaric bomb in Ukraine? No, it’s a 2015 chemical explosion in China. https://bit.ly/ukraine_bomb

Does this graphic show “the exact same explosion” in Ukraine, “7 years apart”? No! https://bit.ly/ukraine_explosion

No evidence that Putin said that “there will be no World Cup to talk about” after Russia’s suspension. https://bit.ly/putin_fifaYour friends and family can sign up for our show! Tell them to save our number (082 830 6407) 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.

On this episode of *“What's Crap on WhatsApp?”* we investigate three claims:

This widely shared highway robbery video is from Botswana, not Uganda or South Africa or even Kenya! https://bit.ly/highway_robber

There is no scientific evidence that a mixture of bitter gourd leaves and snails is a remedy for stroke. https://bit.ly/snails_remedy

No, pomegranate juice alone won’t prevent heart disease – try exercise and a healthy diet. https://bit.ly/pomegranate_juiceYour friends and family can sign up for our show! Tell them to save our number (082 830 6407) 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.

Pfizer has NOT warned that the Covid vaccine carries risk of ‘births defects due to genetic manipulation’. https://bit.ly/vaccine_defect 

Typhoid is life-threatening. It cannot be cured with a coconut fibre infusion. https://bit.ly/typhoid_coconut 

The BBC did not say that ‘breathing too many times a day’ increases the risk of heart attack. https://bit.ly/breathing_attack Your friends and family can sign up for our show! Tell them to save our number (082 830 6407) 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.

On this episode of “What's Crap on WhatsApp?” we investigate three claims:

1. No, baking soda is not a miracle cure that treats cancer and kills viruses. https://bit.ly/bakingsoda_cure
2. Have doctors discovered a link between Covid vaccines and abnormal blood ‘stacking’? https://bit.ly/blood_stacking
3. A video of tame cheetahs is from a South African conservation centre – not wild cheetahs cuddling a ‘forest ranger’. https://bit.ly/tame_cheetahs

Your friends and family can sign up for our show! Tell them to save our number (082 830 6407) 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.

On this episode of *“What's Crap on WhatsApp?”* we investigate three claims:

Yes, the person who discovered the medical benefits of hand-washing to prevent disease spread was ‘thrown in a mental institution’.

https://bit.ly/handwashing_discoverer 

No, Japan didn’t remove its Covid vaccine mandate after placing a myocarditis warning. https://bit.ly/japan_mandate 

No a woman shouting ‘Jesus’ did not save passengers on an American Airlines plane. https://bit.ly/passengers_plane Your friends and family can sign up for our show! Tell them to save our number (082 830 6407) 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.

On this episode of *“What's Crap on WhatsApp?”* we investigate three claims:

No, a World Health Organization head didn’t say Covid vaccines kill kids. https://africacheck.info/vaccine_children

Can eating and using various parts of the banana plant protect you against cancer, diabetes, HIV and a multitude of other afflictions? No! http://africacheck.info/bananas_hiv

No, this is not an elephant-shaped mountain in Oregon, US – the image has been photoshopped by an artist. http://africacheck.info/elephant_mountainYour friends and family can sign up for our show! Tell them to save our number (082 830 6407) 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.

Since we started “What’s Crap on WhatsApp” we fact-checked more than 177 claims! Here are three of the craziest claims from 2021.

Infrared thermometers won’t damage your pineal gland: https://bit.ly/thermometers_infrared

No, there aren’t deadly spiders in South African kettles: https://bit.ly/kettle_spider 

A gemstone bracelet won’t cure diabetes: https://bit.ly/braceket_diabetes 

Don’t be fooled by crap on WhatsApp! Here are five questions to ask when you need to sort fact from fiction: https://bit.ly/31H2ooS Your friends and family can sign up for our show! Tell them to save our number (082 709 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.