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What's Crap on WhatsApp?The show that debunks misinformation on WhatsApp. Author: Volume Podcasts & Africa Check
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This week, we look at four viral claims stoking xenophobic tensions in South Africa.
Episode 168
Friday, 17 July, 2026
In this episode of “What's Crap on WhatsApp?”, we look at four viral claims stoking xenophobic tensions in South Africa:Does this video show migrants assaulting white South African men after being told to “go back home” and “get their papers in order”?Does this video show looting at a mall during recent anti-migrant protests in South Africa?Is this graphic, appearing to come from the South African police, warning landlords against renting to undocumented immigrants, real?Has the Spar supermarket chain opened 15,000 new jobs for South Africans after anti-migrant demonstrations?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.
