What's Crap on WhatsApp?

On today’s “What's Crap on WhatsApp?” we investigate three viral messages:

Will placing onions under your feet cure a cold or flu? Nope. https://bit.ly/onions_coldandflu

There is no evidence that guava leaves or Aidan fruit will affect fertility in women. https://bit.ly/fuit_fertility

Will pawpaw seed cure typhoid fever? No, get a doctor’s prescription for antibiotics instead. https://bit.ly/pawpaw_typhoid

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On today’s *“What's Crap on WhatsApp?”* we investigate three viral messages:

Is there a visa lottery for Norway? No, websites are part of ‘dangerous’ scam. https://bit.ly/visa_scam 

No, there aren’t “hundreds of vacancies'' in South African government jobs. https://bit.ly/sa_vacancies 

Is this a herbal treatment for rheumatism? No, ‘The Professor’ gets it wrong again. https://bit.ly/rheumatism_treatment 

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On today’s “What's Crap on WhatsApp?” we investigate three viral messages:

• Have South African alcohol retailers been warned of an upcoming December 2021 lockdown? Nope. https://bit.ly/december_lockdown
• Video shows electrical substation vandalised in December 2020, not during South Africa's November 2021 blackouts. https://bit.ly/substation_vandalised
• Does this video show an oil explosion after Zimbabwean men tried to steal oil from a pipeline? No, this claim is false! https://bit.ly/oil_explosion

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On today’s “What's Crap on WhatsApp?” we investigate three viral messages:

📱 Is the social media platform Facebook about to “close down” as it has become “overpopulated”? Nope. https://bit.ly/facebook_shutdown

🧫 Is there a cure for HIV by Dr Maduike Ezeibe? No, unfortunately there is still no cure for HIV. https://bit.ly/hiv_cure

🇿🇦 This video does not show Zulu people protesting ‘mandatory’ vaccines, it shows a Heritage Day celebration in South Africa. https://bit.ly/zulu_vaccine

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On today’s “What's Crap on WhatsApp?” we investigate three viral messages: 

🧅 Using onion on the scalp could damage hair and doesn’t cure baldness! https://bit.ly/onion_baldness 

🙅🏽 Are there 5.6 billion women in the world to just 2.2 billion men? Nope! https://bit.ly/women_to_men 

 🌍 Yes, ‘illustrative’ map comparing Africa to large countries does show continent’s ‘immense’ size. https://bit.ly/africa_map 

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On today’s *“What's Crap on WhatsApp?”* we investigate three viral messages:

🌱 Covid vaccines make you “seedless”, says a graphic doing the rounds on Facebook. But it’s FALSE. https://bit.ly/vaccine_seedless 

 🩹 Yes, sugar can be used to treat minor wounds at home! https://bit.ly/sugar_treatment

 🦠 Can baking soda kill viruses and cancer cells in your body? Nope, this claim is FALSE. https://bit.ly/baking_soda_virus 

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On today’s *“What's Crap on WhatsApp?”* we investigate three viral messages:

No, there is no foolproof way to tell if a drink has been spiked. https://bit.ly/drink_spiked

Do you have to ‘isolate’ for two weeks after getting the Covid jab to protect others from ‘vaccine shedding’? Nope! https://bit.ly/vaccine_isolate

Has the murder rate for the North West nearly doubled from 2020 to 2021? Yes but the Covid-19 lockdown skewed the comparison. https://bit.ly/murder_doubled

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On today’s *“What's Crap on WhatsApp?”* we investigate three viral messages:

👮🏾‍♀️ It’s wrong to claim that South African police are not allowed to shoot back when shot at! https://bit.ly/police_shoot 

🤱🏽 Yes, viral online photos show baby born in South Africa with progeria, a rare aging disorder. https://bit.ly/progeria_baby 

🥥 Can you treat kidney stones, hepatitis or measles with coconut oil? No! See a doctor instead. https://bit.ly/coconut_treatment 

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On today’s *“What's Crap on WhatsApp?”* we investigate three viral messages:

🔫 Does South Africa have world’s 2nd-highest rate of firearm-related deaths? No! https://bit.ly/firearm_deaths 

🇿🇦 Are 20 million black South Africans now unemployed, compared to 1.6 million in 1994? Why a viral graphic got it wrong. https://bit.ly/unemployed_south_africans 

✈️ Yes, a pilot was sucked out of aircraft at altitude and lived to tell the tale. https://bit.ly/pilot_aircraft 

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On today’s *“What's Crap on WhatsApp?”* we investigate three viral messages:

😷 Is it true that asymptomatic Covid-19 patients can’t transmit the new coronavirus? Nope, it’s false! *CLICK:* https://bit.ly/cdc_covid_claims 

🧄 No, don’t use garlic to lower blood pressure. Seek proper medical care. *CLICK:* https://bit.ly/garlic_blood_pressure 

🇲🇼 Is cancer the leading cause of death in Malawi? No, respiratory infections and tuberculosis are. Cancer is 5th. *CLICK:* https://bit.ly/malawi_cancer 

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