Sep 12 2024 8 mins 1
In this episode of “What's Crap on WhatsApp?”, we look at four claims doing the rounds:
These old photos have been used to inflame tensions after a South African mayor’s controversial proposal to hire ‘foreigners’. https://bit.ly/sa_protest
Has the World Health Organization ordered countries to prepare for ‘mega lockdowns’ over the mpox outbreak? No! https://bit.ly/mpox_lockdown
‘Deliberate misinformation’ – watermelon and cuttlebone are not a remedy for high blood pressure. https://bit.ly/highblood_pressure
Can guava leaves cure ulcers? Nope. https://bit.ly/guava_ulcers
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