Are these photos proof of xenophobic attacks in Johannesburg in November 2025?
About this episode
This episode examines viral claims regarding xenophobic attacks, protests, health misinformation, and AI-generated videos.
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 Your 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.
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