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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
FALSE: This photo used to show construction of Likoni bypass is not from Kenya
FALSE: This photo used to show construction of Likoni bypass is not from Kenya
Jan 12, 20231 min read
FALSE: Britain’s new Prime Minister is not from the Luo tribe of Kenya
FALSE: Britain’s new Prime Minister is not from the Luo tribe of Kenya
Jan 12, 20231 min read
FALSE: Video not of Raila Odinga saying he’ll take President Ruto back to the ICC
FALSE: Video not of Raila Odinga saying he’ll take President Ruto back to the ICC
Jan 11, 20232 min read
FALSE HEADLINE: DP Rigathi Gachagua does not say in the video that Raila Odinga will be arrested
FALSE HEADLINE: DP Rigathi Gachagua does not say in the video that Raila Odinga will be arrested
Jan 11, 20232 min read
Fact-check: An alleged fight at the SPLM House over President Kiir’s resignation is false
Fact-check: An alleged fight at the SPLM House over President Kiir’s resignation is false
Dec 16, 20222 min read
Fact-check: This Ministry of Agriculture Facebook page soliciting grant applications is a scam.
Fact-check: This Ministry of Agriculture Facebook page soliciting grant applications is a scam.
Dec 16, 20223 min read
Fact-check: International Education for Global Minds scholarship for South Sudanese is a scam
Fact-check: International Education for Global Minds scholarship for South Sudanese is a scam
Dec 16, 20223 min read
Fact-check: Did President Salva Kiir say ‘he has failed’ the country as a leader?
Fact-check: Did President Salva Kiir say ‘he has failed’ the country as a leader?
Dec 13, 20222 min read
Fact-check: Be aware the Ministry of Finance is not calling for grant applications
Fact-check: Be aware the Ministry of Finance is not calling for grant applications
Dec 13, 20222 min read
Fact-check: No, a Chinese Pastor didn’t say he saw South Sudanese collecting firewood in heaven
Fact-check: No, a Chinese Pastor didn’t say he saw South Sudanese collecting firewood in heaven
Dec 9, 20222 min read
Fact-check: South Sudanese pastor bathing women in church? No, the photos are by a Ghanaian skitmaker
Fact-check: A South Sudanese pastor bathing women in church? No, the photos are by a Ghanaian skitmaker
Dec 9, 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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