The Democratic Alliance claimed eight out of 10 people are employed in the Western Cape. Is it true?

What's Crap on WhatsApp?

In this episode of “What's Crap on WhatsApp?”, we look at four claims doing the rounds:

Are eight out of 10 people employed in the Democratic Alliance governed Western Cape? No, this is incorrect. https://bit.ly/western_cape

There is no evidence to support the claim that a mixture of avocado seed and rubbing alcohol can cure joint pain. https://bit.ly/avocado_alcohol

#ZOMBIECLAIM: Don’t believe this old warning about the ‘different and deadly’ coronavirus ‘XBB variant’. https://bit.ly/xbb_variant

#SCAM: Voting for your favourite bank on social media won’t reward you with cash prizes. https://bit.ly/bank_cashprize

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