There is a new social media challenge taking root in South Africa
Cape sparrows perch on a carbon dioxide absorbing spekboom. Africa Check disputes some of the claims made about the plant's benefits.From social media challenges to free plants on Valentine's Day, the spekboom craze has taken over in Mzansi. But are the claims about it 'being more effective than the Amazon rainforest at removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere' true? Hmm, not so much.
Many social media users have been posting images on social media of them planting spekboom, also known as porkbush, with the hashtag #SpekboomChallenge. The challenge initially asked each person in the country to plant 10 spekboom plants to help in the fight for climate change.South Africans are motivating each other to plant at least 10 Spekbooms in 2020, saying that it will be enough to significantly clear the air in our country.
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