What's Crap on WhatsApp?

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_deepfakeIs South Africa introducing R1,000 banknotes or discontinuing the R200 note? https://bit.ly/sa_banknoteYes, 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_quoteNo, there are no new mandatory driving licence renewal rules or automatic suspensions for seniors in South Africa. https://bit.ly/senior_drivinglicenceYour friends and family can sign up for our show! Tell them to save our number (+27 82 709 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.

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_attacksDoes this video show post-election protests in Tanzania? https://bit.ly/protests_tanzaniaNo, clove water cannot ‘destroy cancer cells in 48 hours’. https://bit.ly/clove_cancerThese viral ATM videos are AI-generated; there is no Capitec bank glitch making South Africans rich. https://bit.ly/bank_glitchYour friends and family can sign up for our show! Tell them to save our number (+27 82 709 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.

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_batohi‍Does this picture show a transformed Johannesburg street after a market was shut down in October 2025? https://bit.ly/joburg_streetNo, 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_benefitsYour friends and family can sign up for our show! Tell them to save our number (+27 82 709 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.

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_videoHas Mthethwa’s ‘killer’ been arrested in Paris? https://bit.ly/mthethwa_saIgnore posts claiming a homemade drink can ‘flush out’ kidney stones; see a doctor instead. https://bit.ly/kidney_stones_cureIt’s a scam: South African minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni is not sponsoring data giveaway. https://bit.ly/ntshavheni_giveawayYour friends and family can sign up for our show! Tell them to save our number (+27 82 709 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.

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_watercrisisDoes Johannesburg lose almost 50% of its water? https://bit.ly/sa_watercrisisThis viral image of South African politician Kenny Kunene with a gang-style tattoo is manipulated. https://bit.ly/kenny_kuneneNo, soaking your right hand in cold water won't cure your headache. https://bit.ly/coldwater_headacheYour friends and family can sign up for our show! Tell them to save our number (+27 82 709 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.