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Fact-check: A Facebook post saying banks in South Sudan are approving loans is a scam
Fact-check: A Facebook post saying banks in South Sudan are approving loans is a scam
Mar 2, 20233 min read
Fact-check: This image was not taken in Juba
Fact-check: This image was not taken in Juba
Mar 2, 20232 min read
Data Story: 10.23% rise in the number of students registered for the certificate of secondary education examinations this year
Data Story: 10.23% rise in the number of students registered for the certificate of secondary education examinations this year
Feb 28, 20232 min read
Fact-check: A massive figure sightings over Juba and Rumbek proven false
Fact-check: A massive figure sightings over Juba and Rumbek proven false
Feb 28, 20232 min read
Fact-check: Rumor of an earthquake in South Sudan debunked; no seismic activity recorded
Fact-check: Rumor of an earthquake in South Sudan debunked; no seismic activity recorded
Feb 28, 20233 min read


Fact-check: Ramciel City’s most misleading master plan photos
Fact-check: Ramciel City’s most misleading master plan photos
Feb 16, 20233 min read
Data Story: 12.34% rise in the number of pupils registered for the certificate of primary education examinations this year.
Data Story: 12.34% rise in the number of pupils registered for the certificate of primary education examinations this year.
Feb 14, 20232 min read
Fact-check: This photo is not of Ugandans killed in Juba
A claim on Twitter that Ugandans were shot dead in Juba for burning charcoal on February 10, 2023, is false and misleading. Writer: Emmanuel Bida Thomas A claim by a Twitter user in a tweet on February 10, 2023, that “Ugandans were shot dead in Juba for burning charcoal” is false. “On 30th January 2023, […]
Feb 14, 20232 min read
Fact-check: VP Hussein Abdelbagi is not critically ill, as reported
Fact-check: VP Hussein Abdelbagi is not critically ill, as reported
Jan 27, 20232 min read
Fact-check: Jonglei State gov’t not buying abducted children from abductors
Fact-check: Jonglei State gov’t not buying abducted children from abductors
Jan 19, 20232 min read
Fact-check: Journalist denies saying on the radio that he suggested firing a Vice President
Fact-check: Journalist denies saying on the radio that he suggested firing a Vice President
Jan 19, 20232 min read
Fact-check: Is it possible that wearing fake chains will cause cancer?
There is no scientific evidence that wearing fake chains causes cancer.
Jan 18, 20232 min read
Fact-check: There was no ‘high tension’ in Melut County to remove the DPOC Vice President
The claim of a high tension in Melut County circulating online over angry community members demanding for removal of the Dar Petroleum Operating Company (DPOC) Vice President for alleged embezzlement of money meant for the flood-affected population is false. Writer: Ghai Aketch On January 10, a social media page published a piece of information alleging […]
Jan 18, 20232 min read


Fact-check: Is TikTok offering users sixty days 30 GB free data for its 6th Anniversary? No, it is false.
Fact-check: Is Tik Tok offering users 30GB free data for 60 days of its 6th Anniversary? No, It is false.
Jan 17, 20232 min read
Fact-check: Have Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) increased the cost of tomato seeds?
Fact-check: Have Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) increased the cost of tomato seeds?
Jan 17, 20234 min read
PARTLY FALSE: Post does not show requirements for Hustler Fund loans
PARTLY FALSE: Post does not show requirements for Hustler Fund loans
Jan 16, 20232 min read
FALSE: Kenya Revenue Authority has not raised the monthly rental income tax to 30%
FALSE: Kenya Revenue Authority has not raised the monthly rental income tax to 30%
Jan 16, 20231 min read
Fact-check: No, NRA has not advertised any job vacancy for 2023
Fact-check: No, NRA has not advertise any job vacancy for 2023
In a statement, the National Revenue Authority (NRA) stated that the document circulating on social media is fake and not a valid NRA document. It goes on to say that it only advertises open positions in newspapers and on its official social media platforms.
Writer: Ochaya Jackson
A document purporting to call for job recruitment in 2023 of more than ten positions and several open posts by the National Revenue Aut
Jan 12, 20232 min read
Fact-check: SSPDF troops en route to DRC have not camped in Yei over reduction of upkeep money
Fact-check: SSPDF troops en route to DRC have not camped in Yei over reduction of upkeep money
Jan 12, 20232 min read
Fact-check: No, WHO is not considering failure to find a sexual partner as a disability
Fact-check: No, WHO is not considering failure to find a sexual partner as a disability
Jan 12, 20232 min read
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Explainer: South Sudan’s debt burden and sovereign vulnerability
The combined total of these enforceable judgments, exceeding $1.65 billion, poses an immediate threat to the nation’s liquid assets and oil export streams.
Nov 5, 20251 min read


Fact-check: Yes, the 2018 revitalised agreement allocates positions to its signatories.
All positions at the executive were allocated according to the revitalised agreement under power-sharing arrangements, both at the national and state levels including the legislatures.
Oct 17, 20253 min read


Fact Check: No, Riek Machar has not been hanged, but is currently on trial.
The claim on social media that Dr. Riek Machar has been hanged for “crimes now we are free of all nonsense in South Sudan” is false and misleading
Oct 14, 20252 min read


Fact-check: No, this video is not showing the SSPDF violent attack in Wau.
There are no credible local media reports about the South Sudan People’s Defence Force (SSPDF) bombardment or attack in Wau today or recently.
Oct 14, 20252 min read
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