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ONLINE FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Recognizing and Avoiding ‘Social Media Scams and Hoaxes’
Online scams are becoming more prevalent, it is essential to check whether the information you see online is legitimate. Are you always cautious about content obtained online?
Jul 16, 202110 min read
DATA REPORT – 146 people killed in June alone, a huge decrease compared to May’s gun-violence reported incidents
Author: Bida Emmanuel At least 146 South Sudanese have been killed across the country in June this year due to gun related violence. June’s death data reveals a huge decrease of citizens killed as a result of gun violence, compared to the month of May, where over 310 people died. According to 211 Check data […]
Jul 16, 20212 min read
Radio Miraya misquotes Yei Commissioner, tweeted that Yei airstrip lounge project will cost $600,000
Author: 211 Check Editorial Team Intensive investigative findings have revealed that UN radio misquoted Yei Commissioner over the local airstrip construction project. On Wednesday this week, Radio Miraya tweeted that the construction work of Yei airstrip lounge would cost $600,000. The below tweet caused uproar on social media, with many South Sudanese netizens criticizing why […]
Jun 18, 20212 min read
DATA – Gun-violence leaves over 310 South Sudanese dead in May Alone
Author: 211 Check Editorial team Numerous gun related incidents across South Sudan have left at least 310 civilians killed in the month of May alone. Last month, 211 Check documented reports of deaths across all the ten states and three administrative areas as published by two mainstream media houses renowned for reporting on crime. According […]
Jun 16, 20212 min read
Is the video of a Chinese assaulting an African engineer from South Sudan – report states NO!
Author: Emmanuel Bida The current trending video about a one-on-one fight between two men at a construction site didn’t happened in South Sudan as stated, according to 211 Check investigations. In the past forty-eight hours, there has been a video circulating online, in which a Chinese man is seen attacking an African engineer at what […]
Jun 10, 20211 min read
Fact Checked: Is online renowned Unicaf University a legitimate institution?
Online scholarships offered by Unicaf University are not fraudulent, according to the 211 Check investigations.
Jun 9, 20212 min read
Disregard the trending 5,000 SSP banknote, its fake!
By: 211 Check Editorial Team South Sudan’s Central Bank appeals to online and offline communities to disregard the trending 5,000 South Sudanese Pounds bank note. This comes after many online users expressed concerns, why the bank would introduce the new note, yet the recently launched 1000 SSP bank note had not met its intertest. This […]
May 25, 20212 min read
EXPLAINER: Facts about the National Parliament
Author: Emmanuel Bida South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit weeks ago reconstituted the Transitional National Transitional Legislative Assembly, as stipulated in the revitalized peace agreement. The reconstituted national assembly now consists of 550 lawmakers, drawn from all political parties that signed the peace accord in the Ethiopian Capital Addis-Ababa on September 12, 2018. There was […]
May 19, 20215 min read
Scam Alert: Toyota Is Not Celebrating its 80th Anniversary!
Author: Emmanuel Bida 211 Check investigations have identified the trending message [link] about Toyota’s 80th Anniversary Celebration and the giveaway of a Toyota Corolla being sent to numerous internet users on various social media platforms as a scam. The new online fraud popular on WhatsApp, Messenger, and Telegram, is being received by many online users […]
May 18, 20213 min read
Fact Checked: Is Sudanese politician Malik Agar in Uganda to represent South Sudan?
Author: Emmanuel Bida Uganda’s government institution has misfired Sudanese politician Malik Agar as a South Sudanese and a Vice President as well, according to online information found by 211 Check on Wednesday. A tweet by Government of Uganda @GovUganda on Tuesday, 11th May 2021 claimed in a misleading post that Malik Agar is a Vice […]
May 12, 20211 min read
South Sudan leads East Africa with ‘most expensive’ electricity charges
Author: Emmanuel Bida – Associate Editor A new 211 Check report has revealed South Sudan in the East African region the country with most expensive domestic electricity charges. The statistics unveiled Juba Electricity Distribution Company (JEDCO) as the lead company with the highest electric fee per kWh charges in the region. The brief study carried […]
May 10, 20211 min read
Fact Checked: Did AU and MTN donate expired Covid-19 vaccines to S. Sudan?
Author: Emmanuel Bida Health officials have confirmed that the 59,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines donated by the African Union, Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and MTN were not expired as perceived by many South Sudanese. Earlier this week, a prominent South Sudanese activist claimed that MTN that the African Union donated expired AstraZeneca […]
Apr 21, 20213 min read
Fact Checked: Did Minister Mayen shoot into the air to disrupt Aweil’s football match?
Author: Emmanuel Bida Military officials have confirmed that Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management Minister Peter Mayen did not shoot into the air to disrupt women’s football match in the Aweil town of Warrap State as reported by various citizen journalists and alternative media on social media platforms. Over the weekend, many South Sudanese netizens and […]
Apr 21, 20213 min read
Uganda’s NBS journalist makes a false statement
Author: Emmanuel Bida and Garang Abraham Uganda’s renowned media house has over the weekend run a false statement, regarding the distance between Uganda Elegu border town and South Sudan’s capital Juba, 211 Check investigation has found out. On Sunday, NBS Television – Uganda posted on its Facebook page quoting its journalist Daniel Lutaaya as saying […]
Apr 21, 20212 min read
Have the 59,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines donated by AU and MTN to S. Sudan expired before use? YES.
Author: Emmanuel Bida Days ago, a South Sudanese journalist tweeted that a government official has told Reuters it would not use the 59,000 vaccines it had received last month as a donation from MTN and the African Union because they expired on April 13th this year. Below is the tweet. Original Tweet (https://twitter.com/DenisDumo/status/1382772282129592323?s=19) Article by […]
Apr 19, 20212 min read
S. Sudan is the first country to conduct national exams since Covid-19 emerged in Africa, Education Minister makes a false statement
Author: Emmanuel Bida, AFF-Cohort 1 fellow On Monday this week, 34,536 candidates across South Sudan began their 2020 Certificate of Secondary Education Examinations – a landmark ceremony that was officiated by President Salva Kiir Mayardiit, who ranged the bell at Juba Day Secondary School situated in the capital Juba. During the occasion that was attended […]
Mar 24, 20212 min read
Did Eritrea and Ethiopia Heads of States visit South Sudan as alleged, No – Report states the facts
Author: A story fact checked by Emmanuek Bida and DefyHateNow Ethiopia team Ethiopia and Eritrea authorities have described the alleged recent visit of their heads of States to South Sudan as false and fabricated information meant to mislead the public. On March 5, 2021, a post by Ethiopian prominent activist Natnael Mekonnen, an online user […]
Mar 16, 20212 min read
Image blunder: Eye Radio uses wrong picture and caption to tell a story
A misleading image On 14th of March 2021, Eye Radio published a communal violence story where a cattle related attack reportedly left two people killed in Lake State. However, the story featured an image with a caption that stated the picture was taken in Yirol County of Lakes State, by the UN Food and Agriculture […]
Mar 16, 20211 min read
South Sudan has only three psychiatrists
Indeed, South Sudan has only three psychiatrists Claim: South Sudan has three psychiatrists Verdict: Checked Source: UNICEF (a tweet by Radio Miraya) South Sudan has only three psychiatrists, the ministry of health has confirmed. “South Sudan has only 3 psychiatrists for the whole population. @unicefssudan is working with the #SouthSudan government to train social workers […]
Mar 3, 20211 min read
The Online dominance of alternative media and how it contributes to mis/disinformation in South Sudan
A report compiled by Okech Francis and Emmanuel Bida, AFF-South Sudan fellows Background In South Sudan’s current developing media landscape, social media has become a national phenomenon and can be considered a mutiny to the news environment. This is because various users create their own content and curate the flow of information differently for […]
Feb 26, 20216 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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