Is Cape Town ‘officially’ a US province?

About this episode

This episode examines four viral claims including whether Cape Town is a US province and the authenticity of a protest in Kraaifontein.

In this episode of “What's Crap on WhatsApp?”, we look at four viral claims: Is Cape Town ‘officially’ a US province? https://bit.ly/capetown_da Are photos of this ‘no South Africans allowed’ protest in Kraaifontein real? https://bit.ly/kraaifontein_protest Can pomegranate prevent or treat cancer? https://bit.ly/pomegranate_cancer Does this viral videos show a giraffe being injured on a highway? https://bit.ly/giraffe_highway 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.

Topics covered

• viral claims
• Cape Town
• protests
• health myths
• animal welfare

Keywords

• Cape Town
• Kraaifontein
• pomegranate
• cancer
• viral videos
• giraffe
• protest

Mentioned in this episode

Products: pomegranate

Places: Cape Town, Kraaifontein

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