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Fact-Check: Who owns Thon Hotels in Norway?
According to Wikipedia, the Thon Hotels (formerly known as Rainbow Hotels) is a Norwegian-based hotel chain. It is currently the 3rd largest hotel chain in Norway with 50-odd hotels in Norway, Belgium and the Netherlands owned by Olav Thon By Emmanuel Bida Thomas A Facebook post this afternoon claimed that the Thon Hotels in Norway […]
Oct 24, 20212 min read
Fact-Check: This is not a picture showing the Kampala bus park in Sherikhat, Juba
The photo first used by The City Review Digital in its story “Sherikat youths invade Kampala park demanding jobs” is of a bus park found in Birendranagar, Nepal not Sherikhat, Juba By Emmanuel Bida Thomas A story by The City Review Digital, a local newspaper in South Sudan published on Saturday, 23rd October 2021 titled […]
Oct 23, 20211 min read
Fact-Check: Is the Bank of South Sudan offering rewards to its Website Visitors?
“This scam uses Bank of South Sudan’s brand names and logo in order to make the prize look legitimate. They claim that the BoSS offers prizes worth 300 thousand United States Dollars. This is not true, the BoSS does not offer prizes, awards, or funds,” reads a statement shared by the Bank of South Sudan […]
Oct 23, 20212 min read
Fact-Check: Sorry, Ecobank not offering $ 3000 present on 40th Anniversary
It’s true that Ecobank has an upcoming event. But it’s not an anniversary, not its 40th either. This is an event hinged on corporate social responsibility and no participants are required to click the malicious link above in order to join. And, there will be no specified $3000 present, at least. By Charles Lotara As […]
Oct 20, 20213 min read
Fact-Check: Is the Presidential Youth Empowerment Scheme Legitimate?
The Federal Republic of Nigeria has an initiative named Presidential Youth Entrepreneurship Support (P-YES) and the application dates for 2021 have not yet been announced. Their official site is hosted at www.p-yes.gov.ng By: Oriba Douglas A widely shared WhatsApp message claims that the National Youth Empowerment Fund, a federal government agency in the Federal Republic […]
Oct 18, 20214 min read
SCAM ALERT: These UNICEF South Sudan Career Opportunities are Fake
The UNICEF South Sudan Communications Officer has told 211 Check that the recruitment for vacant positions allegedly by the organisation is fake, and no one should recognize it because they don’t receive job applications via email. By Emmanuel Bida Thomas A job posting purportedly from UNICEF South Sudan has been making the rounds on social […]
Oct 14, 20212 min read
Fact-Check: Is WhatsApp ‘ending tomorrow at 6 pm’? Here’s the truth
Old hoax about WhatsApp ‘ending tomorrow at 6 pm’ circulating again in South Sudan, but here’s the truth By 211 Check Editorial Team The infamous Varun Pulyani WhatsApp message has reappeared. The fake message purporting to be from WhatsApp’s director, Varun Pulyani, has been circulating once more since the platform’s decision to update its privacy […]
Oct 12, 20213 min read
Do Covid-19 Vaccines Cause Female Infertility?
By Charles Lotara On 30th September 2021, the government of South Sudan completed the inoculation of the second consignment of the COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine. Out of the 59,520 doses, 59,224 were used while 296 expired according to Mabior Kiir Kudior, the Chief of Planning and Information at the Ministry of Health. However, the government says […]
Oct 11, 20213 min read
Fact check: A Misleading Video of an Army Vehicle that Overturned in Flood Waters.
By Emmanuel Bida Thomas A video of an army vehicle being carried away by flood waters going viral on Messenger, WhatsApp, and elsewhere on social media is lodging a claim that the incident happened in Luri area of Juba County in Central Equatoria State last week. “This happened in Luri last week,” reads a comment […]
Oct 11, 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
South Sudan’s ambassador to China isn’t suffering from AstraZeneca vaccine complications
Author: Garang Abraham South Sudan’s ambassador to China John Andruga Duku is appealing to the public to disregard the trending news that he is suffering from AstraZeneca vaccine related complications after receiving the jab. According to a Facebook post seen by 211 Check, It’s alleged that Amb. Andruga is admitted at a Nairobi hospital after […]
Jun 4, 20213 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
Who is this man? Is he Jamal Wani as claimed?
Author: Woja Emmanuel The man whose picture went viral on social media alleged to be South Sudan’s former Central Bank governor, mourning the death of Chadian President is a Juba-based Sudanese businessman, according to 211 Check findings. On Tuesday this week, South Sudan’s unity government delegation headed by the Presidential Adviser on National Security Affairs […]
May 1, 20212 min read
Jebel Kujur manipulated images fact checked
Author: Emmanuel Bida Online fact checking investigative findings regarding some recent pictures alleged to have been taken on top of Jebel Kujur in Juba have revealed those images as untrue. Last week, some photos made rounds on social media, especially on Facebook, that are perceived to have been taken at Jebel Kujur in Juba. Two […]
Apr 29, 20212 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
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
Fact Checked: Did President Kiir resigned and ran to Bor?
Author: Viola Elias A misleading post! Juba Television – unregulated online media house with 211,184 followers a few hours ago posted that President Salva Kiir resigned and ran to Bor Town. “Breaking News: South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has resigned and run to Bor. This is a developing story” reads Juba TV post that […]
Apr 1, 20211 min read
Fabricated Wau protest video fact checked
Author: Emmanuel Bida and Garang Abraham A fabricated video! Kindly disregard the current trending video on WhatsApp and Facebook which states that the then SPLA soldiers opened fire on protestors in Western Bhar-el-Ghazel State. Earlier this morning, a video surfaced online indicating that some residents of Western Bhar-el-Ghazel State took to the streets in protest […]
Apr 1, 20212 min read
Fact Check: Did Juba-Yei road ambush leave 9 Ugandans killed?
Author: Emmanuel Bida and Garang Abraham A misleading post! South Sudan authorities have refuted media report which states that nine Uganda nationals were killed in South Sudan over the weekend. The New Vision’s Tuesday edition specified that nine Uganda drivers were killed in a highway ambush along Juba-Yei road on Sunday. “Nine Ugandan drivers shot […]
Mar 30, 20212 min read
Fact Checked: Do South Sudan authorities have teargas?
Author: A story fact checked by Viola Elias – AFF – Cohort 2 fellow The National Police Service has responded to online claims that South Sudan authorities are running the country’s affairs without possession of teargas. Teargas is described as a gas that causes severe irritation to the eyes, chiefly used in riot control to […]
Mar 24, 20212 min read
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Fact-check: Yes, the 2018 revitalised agreement allocates positions to its signatories.
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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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