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Fact-check: World Bank and International Finance Corporation giving money to farmers and SMEs in South Sudan? No, it is just another Facebook scam
Fact-check: World Bank and International Finance Corporation giving money to farmers and SMEs in South Sudan? No, it is just another Facebook scam
Oct 12, 20222 min read
Fact-check: Investment Ministry denies funding businesses from an alleged $350 million donation
According to the Ministry of Investment, the page where the call for applications was published was a forgery and not its official Facebook account. It requests that the public refrain from following it and dealing with the news published on it. Writer: Ghai Aketch Claims that the Ministry of Investment is funding businesses on behalf […]
Oct 12, 20223 min read
Fact-check: Does mGurush charge clients for deposits? No, it doesn’t
Fact-check: Does mGurush charge clients for deposits? No, it doesn’t
Oct 11, 20222 min read
Fact-check: This is a phishing scam
Fact-check: How Real is Sweden Visa Sponsorship Jobs 2023?
Oct 6, 20222 min read
Fact-check: This is not the way to apply for the UN Volunteer Program
Fact-check: This is not the way to apply for the UN Volunteer Program
Oct 4, 20222 min read
Fact-check: Is Ecobank offering 100,000 pounds for free? No, it is a scam and should not be interacted with
Fact-check: Is Ecobank offering 100,000 pounds for free? No, it is a scam and should not be interacted with
Oct 4, 20223 min read
Fact-check: Photo showing an incident involving South Sudanese in Kenya? No
Fact-check: Photo showing an incident involving South Sudanese in Kenya? No
Oct 3, 20221 min read
Fact-check: South Sudanese woman did not confess having sexual intercourse with son to maintain riches
Fact-check: South Sudanese woman did not confess having sexual intercourse with son to maintain riches
Oct 3, 20222 min read
Fact-check: Photo showing a signpost with a “Juba City Council” inscription? No, it is edited
Writer: Emmanuel Bida Thomas A Facebook post shared by a user on 30 September 2022 with the caption “No comments.” that appears to show a signpost with the inscription “Juba City Council” is false. Nearly 50 people interacted with the photo, which received 18 comments and six shares. Some Facebook users, such as this one, […]
Oct 2, 20221 min read
Fact-check: This incomplete document is not the official list of winners for the East African Legislative Assembly seats
Writer: Emmanuel Bida Thomas South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC), a state-owned broadcaster, announced on Saturday, October 1, 2022, on its Facebook page that the speaker of the Revitalised Transitional Government of National Unity (R-TGoNU) reshuffled a list of elected members of parliament to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) who were elected on Friday, September […]
Oct 1, 20221 min read
Fact-check: Money impounded from a minister’s wife in Khartoum, Sudan? No, it is an old video
The video footage is from an unrelated event in December 2021.
Oct 1, 20221 min read
Fact-check: Was this baby born at Juba Teaching Hospital? No
There were no babies born with anencephaly in their department on September 18, 2022, according to a member of the surgical team at Juba Teaching Hospital. He also stated that the images that are going around do not accurately depict the Juba Teaching Hospital’s obstetrics and gynecology theater.
Oct 1, 20222 min read
Fact-check: Suspected Ebola case in Nimule? True
The suspected case was identified in Nimule, Eastern Equatoria State, with similar Ebola signs. However, it’s only the laboratory test that will confirm whether he has the Ebola virus or not, according to health authorities.
Sep 30, 20222 min read
Fact-check: Is soursop very effective in killing cancer? This claim is unproven
Cancer Research UK does not support the use of graviola to treat cancer. Their advice is to be very cautious about believing information or paying for any type of alternative cancer therapy on the internet because they say claims that graviola can treat cancer are not backed up by research.
Sep 30, 20224 min read
Fact-check: Has the UN issued an alert on organ trafficking? No, it’s fake
This alert is not available on the official website of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. The United Nations denies having issued it.
Sep 28, 20222 min read
Fact-check: The minister of finance and planning, Dier Tong not suspended
Although social media declared him suspended, Dier Tong, the minister of finance and planning, is still in office.
Sep 28, 20222 min read
Fact-check: These photos, allegedly of a bride running out of a church, are not taken in Juba
Fact-check: These photos, allegedly of a bride running out of a church, are not taken in Juba
Sep 28, 20222 min read
Fact-check: Yes, the Bank of South Sudan has ordered commercial banks to freeze accounts of Silicone Valley South Sudan Co. Limited
The directive by the Bank of South Sudan for commercial banks to block and freeze accounts of Silicone Valley South Sudan Co. Limited is true. The Bank of South Sudan confirmed that the viral letter is its official document.
Sep 27, 20223 min read
Fact-check: Does Gammora cure HIV/AIDS?
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says there is no cure for HIV infection. False claims of HIV cures exploit the hopes people have that an HIV cure will be developed, to generate publicity.
Sep 27, 20223 min read
Fact-check: No evidence the World Academic Competition exists
The competition has no digital footprint, and major news outlets haven’t reported it. A rare case of global competition.
Sep 26, 20222 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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