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What"s Crap on WhatsApp?

Volume Podcasts & Africa Check

The show that debunks misinformation on WhatsApp. Brought to you by Africa Check and Volume Podcasts.

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07:31

Are Port Elizabeth’s Covid cases linked to poor...

What"s Crap on WhatsApp? ·

2021/02/15

💰 Did a R200m Covid-19 vaccine tender go to the daughter of South African provincial premier? 🚕 Does South Africa’s taxi industry transport 70% of commuters? 💧 Are Port Elizabeth’s Covid cases linked to poor drinking water? 💩 Get the facts in this episode of "What's Crap on WhatsApp?" The show is produced by Africa Check & Volume. Presented by Paul McNally and Kate Wilkinson.

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06:39

Is that cyclone Eloise tearing houses apart in...

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2021/01/29

💬 What’s up with your data on WhatsApp? Explaining the app’s new privacy terms. 🌀 Does a video show cyclone Eloise tearing houses apart in Mozambique? 🙅🏾‍♂️ Does this photo shows South African soldiers helping Zimbabwean migrants illegally cross a border? 💩 Get the facts in this episode of "What's Crap on WhatsApp?" The show is produced by Africa Check & Volume. Presented by Paul McNally and Kate Wilkinson.

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08:27

Is cactus juice a cure for snake bites and scorpion...

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2021/01/15

🌵 Is cactus juice a cure for snake bites and scorpion stings? 💉 Did Australia abandon a Covid-19 vaccine after FALSE positive HIV test results. 📵 Did a message say Covid-19 does not exist and 5G cellular networks are making people sick. 💩 Get the facts in this episode of "What's Crap on WhatsApp?" The show is produced by Africa Check & Volume. ➡️ Your friends & family can subscribe by clicking this link: bit.ly/WhatsCrap. You can also get this episode as a regular podcast:

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06:12

2020 Round-up - the most horrendous claims from a...

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2021/01/11

The best of 2020. Produced by Africa Check and Volume. Presented by Paul McNally and Kate Wilkinson. 📶 Are disease outbreaks – including coronavirus – caused by 3G, 4G or 5G. 🧠 Are infrared thermometers “causing potential health issues by aiming an infrared ray to the pineal gland”? 🐒 Did monkeys “escape with Covid-19 samples” after attacking a lab assistant? ➡️ Your friends & family can subscribe by clicking this link: bit.ly/WhatsCrap. You can also get this episode as a regular podcast:

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04:51

Is there a nail polish that can detect date-rape...

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2020/12/11

💩 Get the facts in this episode of "What's Crap on WhatsApp?" The show is produced by Africa Check & Volume. Presented by Paul McNally and Kate Wilkinson. 💅🏽 Is there a nail polish that can detect date-rape drugs in a drink. ⚰️ Do these photos show graves submerged beneath South Africa’s Vaal Dam? 🎓 Did the minister of basic education say “whites forced education down our throats”? Subscribe to find out!

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06:45

Are there 15 million ‘undocumented foreigners’ in...

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2020/11/27

Are there 15 million ‘undocumented foreigners’ in South Africa? Are there 48,000 potholes on Johannesburg’s roads? Does this picture show an exhausted South African farmer after fighting deliberately set fires? Get the facts in this episode of "What's Crap on WhatsApp?" The show is produced by Africa Check & Volume. Presented by Paul McNally and Kate Wilkinson.

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06:20

Can Eskom blame the ‘coldest winter in 10 years’ for...

What"s Crap on WhatsApp? ·

2020/11/13

Produced by Volume and Africa Check. Presented by Kate Wilkinson and Paul McNally. ❄️ Can Eskom blame the ‘coldest winter in 10 years’ for load shedding? 👩🏼‍🌾 Is this tweet encouraging attacks on ‘racist farms’ by Julius Malema? 👮🏾 Have the “Chinese now taken command in Zambian police force”?

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06:00

Palm wine, bitter kola and lime

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2020/10/30

💊 Is a mixture of palm wine, bitter kola and lime a “remedy to cure the appendix”. No! 👩🏼‍🌾 Have South Africa’s commercial farmers declined from 120,000 in 1994 to 38,000? This is misleading. 💉 Does this photo show two boys - one vaccinated and one not - exposed to smallpox? Yes. 💩 Get the facts in this episode of "What's Crap on WhatsApp?" The show is produced by Africa Check & Volume.

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07:01

Is this a woman's 'largely skeletal' remains?

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2020/10/16

The show is produced by Africa Check & Volume. Presented by Paul McNally & Kate Wilkinson. Was a British woman's 'largely skeletal' remains found in a flat after three years? Will garlic and milk mixed together cure asthma, tuberculosis and other diseases? Does the South Africa Covid-19 tracing app access contacts or any personal information? Get all the facts in this episode of "What's Crap on WhatsApp?".

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06:50

Are 1 million children trafficked in SA every year?

What"s Crap on WhatsApp? ·

2020/10/02

This week on What’s Crap on WhatsApp? we investigate three viral messages! Produced by Volume and Africa Check. Presented by Kate Wilkinson and Paul McNally. 1. A TV presenter recently said that one million children are trafficked every year in South Africa. But is this true? Find out: https://africacheck.org/reports/fact-checking-influential-tv-presenters-claims-about-child-trafficking-in-south-africa/ 2. Two photos show what appear to be children in small cages in a warehouse. Are they human

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06:46

Is a mixture of garlic, turmeric, ginger and cloves a...

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2020/09/18

Did the Clicks CEO say black people cry over silly things? Nope! Is a mixture of garlic, turmeric, ginger and cloves a fertility wonder cure? No. Did a man who was suspected to have died from Covid-19 come back from the dead? This is crap! Get the facts in this episode of "What's Crap on WhatsApp?" The show is produced by Africa Check & Volume. Presented by Paul McNally and Kate Wilkinson.

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07:34

Do infrared thermometers damage your brain?

What"s Crap on WhatsApp? ·

2020/09/04

🧠 Do infrared thermometers damage your brain? No! 🇿🇦 Does South Africa have the world’s fifth highest Covid-19 infection rate? Nope. 🚶🏽 Does a widely shared picture show an ambassador walking on the backs of children? Half crap! 💩 Get the facts in this episode of "What's Crap on WhatsApp?" Presented by Kate Wilkinson and Paul McNally Produced by Volume and Africa Check.

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06:10

Another Chinese Virus?

What"s Crap on WhatsApp? ·

2020/08/21

This week on “What’s Crap on WhatsApp?” we investigated three viral messages! 1. A message on WhatsApp says that a new infectious virus appears to be spreading in China. The virus is real, but it’s not new: https://africacheck.org/fbcheck/new-virus-on-the-rage-in-china-outbreak-reported-but-tick-borne-viral-disease-not-new/ 2. A widely shared Facebook post is doing the rounds again. It says the South African police confiscated 200 food parcels that were donated to a community of white people. But

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07:42

Things being inserted

What"s Crap on WhatsApp? ·

2020/08/07

Presented by Kate Wilkinson and Paul McNally Produced by Volume and Africa Check This week on “What’s Crap on WhatsApp?” we investigated three viral messages! 1. A widely shared video shows two people with a syringe and a piece of paper with four barcode stickers. They say that South Africans will have ID chips inserted in their hands. But this is false: https://africacheck.org/spot-check/no-rfid-tag-for-lost-animals-not-your-new-injectable-id-number/ 2. A screenshot of a social media post claims

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07:16

Over a Million Graves?

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2020/07/24

This week on “What’s Crap on WhatsApp?” we investigate three viral messages. A message (sent to us 58 times!) warns people about a video called “Argentina is doing it.” It says the virus will hack your phone in 10 seconds. It’s crap: https://africacheck.org/fbcheck/no-argentina-is-doing-it-video-doesnt-exist-wont-hack-phone-in-10-secs/ A screenshot of a news report claims China has a case of the bubonic plague! This one is true:

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07:15

Is this clickbait?

What"s Crap on WhatsApp? ·

2020/07/10

This week we investigate three scams... and some of them are pretty terrible. Presented by Cayley Clifford and Paul McNally Produced by Volume and Africa Check.

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08:07

Can hand sanitiser left in a hot car explode?

What"s Crap on WhatsApp? ·

2020/07/07

This week, Kate and Paul dig into some "zombie claims" - ones that have been around for years and don't seem to go away. Hosted by Kate Wilkinson and Paul McNally. Produced by Volume and Africa Check.

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07:14

Is Your Supermarket Stealing From You?

What"s Crap on WhatsApp? ·

2020/06/12

This week Kate and Paul chat about your feelings towards the lockdown (based on the emojis you sent us) and, as always, get into the hard facts around COVID-19. Produced by Volume and Africa Check.

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09:05

COVID-19: Can the cops fine you for smoking?

What"s Crap on WhatsApp? ·

2020/05/29

In this week's episode, Kate and Paul open up the floor to all our wonderful subscribers and ask them what they do when presented with some horrible crap on WhatsApp.

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06:39

COVID-19: Are Masks DANGEROUS For Your Health?

What"s Crap on WhatsApp? ·

2020/05/20

This week Paul and Kate get stuck in to a host of COVID related conundrums. This includes the "possibility" that your mask could be sapping your oxygen and ultimately will kill you... Produced by Volume and Africa Check.

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