What's Crap on WhatsApp?

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

No, South Africa’s Department of Health is not helping migrants with ‘medical treatment’ at their homes. https://bit.ly/medical_treatment

Does this video show South African health workers celebrating after migrants were denied access to their hospital? Nope. https://bit.ly/health_workers

No, South African radio host Penny Ntuli is not under arrest for twerking, this video of the president saying so is AI generated. https://bit.ly/ntuli_arrest

Is South African mining company Exxaro offering learnerships with free accommodation and meals? Of course not. https://africacheck.info/exxaro_learnerships

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

No, this old trespassing claim is still false. South Africa hasn’t scrapped your right to self-defence. https://bit.ly/trespassing_law

This video of a uniformed man calling for the removal of politicians is not from the South African army. https://bit.ly/sandf_politicians

Will drinking garlic, ginger, cloves and cinnamon ‘tea’ cure diabetes? https://bit.ly/cure_diabetes_drink

Has the retirement age been raised to 67 for government employees in South Africa? https://bit.ly/retirement_age

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On this episode of “What's Crap on WhatsApp?” we take a deep dive into AI videos and Google’s Veo 3 model, looking at:

The potential for misinformation.

Examples of fake content.

Tips on debunking AI-generated videos, including by Veo.

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

You may have seen a widely-shared claim on WhatsApp’s ‘advanced chat privacy’, but the viral warning is wrong and we’ll dive deep into the facts. https://bit.ly/advanced_privacy

Fake news alert: Namibia’s presidency debunks claims of a ‘rejected proposal’ of a contraceptive trial in the country. https://bit.ly/namibia_contraceptive

Voice cloning is real but you can’t unlock a face ID simply with a photo. https://bit.ly/face_id

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