With local government elections just around the corner in South Africa, we look at four claims doing the rounds.
In this episode of “What's Crap on WhatsApp?”, we look at four claims doing the rounds ahead of local elections in South Africa:
This graphic claiming South African political party DA ‘welcomes all asylum seekers from Africa’ is AI-generated. https://bit.ly/sa_democraticalliance (https://bit.ly/sa_democraticalliance)
No, pregnant women in South Africa are not told to ‘bring mattresses or give birth on the floor’. https://bit.ly/sa_pregnantwomen (https://bit.ly/sa_pregnantwomen)
Did South African news outlet eNCA quote Zimbabwe’s president on anti-migrant protests? https://bit.ly/sa_enca (https://bit.ly/sa_enca)
Are these job adverts from the South African electoral commission real? https://bit.ly/4sgkF4H (https://bit.ly/4sgkF4H)
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28 Aug 2026
No, 2 million doses of HIV medication gone uncollected since 30 June
In this episode of “What's Crap on WhatsApp?”, we look at four viral claims:
Have 2 million doses of HIV medication gone uncollected since anti-migrant protests in South Africa? https://bit.ly/hiv_doses
Has Canada restricted work permits or travel for South Africans? https://bit.ly/canada_restriction
This old video of a protest in Nigeria has been falsely linked to Chidimma Adetshina’s deportation case in South Africa. https://bit.ly/adetshina_protest
False: Ignore messages claiming social grants in South Africa will be cancelled if beneficiaries use gambling sites. https://bit.ly/45QdiGN
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12 Jun 2026
This week, we look at four viral claims stoking xenophobic tensions in South Africa
In this episode of “What's Crap on WhatsApp?”, we look at four viral claims stoking xenophobic tensions in South Africa:
Did Joburg metro police arrest foreigners with stolen traffic lights? https://bit.ly/traffic_lights_stolen (https://bit.ly/traffic_lights_stolen)
Does this video show Democratic Alliance politician Michael Sun complaining about immigrants to South Africa? https://bit.ly/sun_da (https://bit.ly/sun_da)
No, these images and videos of a Shoprite incident in Nigeria are not from 2026 https://bit.ly/nigeria_shoprite (https://bit.ly/nigeria_shoprite)
No, there is no evidence for the viral claim about the legal status of migrants in Durban, South Africa. https://bit.ly/durban_migrants (https://bit.ly/durban_migrants)
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