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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


Fact-check: No, the group photo of army officers was not taken in South Sudan.
The group photo was not only taken in South Sudan but also shows the Senegalese and U.S. Army officers.
Sep 4, 20252 min read


Fact-check: No South Sudanese nationals have been arrested during protests in Kenya.
The document is fabricated; both the Kenyan National Police Service and the Embassy of South Sudan in Kenya have officially disowned the statement.
Jul 7, 20252 min read
Fact-check: No, South Sudan has not expelled U.S. Ambassador Michael Adler
The fabricated post appears to exploit diplomatic tensions between South Sudan and the United States over visa restrictions.
Apr 22, 20252 min read
Fact-check: No SSPDF general committed suicide in Rumbek, South Sudan.
The photo has been online since March 2024, and it originated in Kenya, with media reports indicating it is of a Kenyan teacher who committed suicide after he lost 900,000 Kenyan shillings in gambling. No SSPDF general committed suicide in Rumbek.
Mar 20, 20252 min read
Fact-check: Did President Donald Trump threaten to issue arrest warrants to South Sudanese elites?
A comprehensive review of Donald Trump’s speeches, interviews, and official accounts on platforms such as Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) revealed no record of him making this statement.
Jan 28, 20252 min read
Fact-check: A viral video of the protest with the caption President Kiir must go is old, not recent.
The video is not recent, and a Google reverse search reveals that the footage originally appeared on March 30th, 2021, during a protest unrelated to politics or the ICC.
Jan 23, 20252 min read
Fact-check: NILEPET staff didn’t write this planned demonstration letter
Nile Petroleum Corporation (NILEPET) swiftly debunked the letter as fraudulent on their official Facebook page
Dec 4, 20232 min read
Fact-check: This picture depicts Bauchi State, Nigeria, not Yei County, South Sudan
This picture depicts Bauchi State, Nigeria, not Yei County, South Sudan
Aug 17, 20232 min read
Fact-check: Picture misidentified as Juba, South Sudan
Picture misidentified as Juba, South Sudan
Aug 17, 20232 min read
Fact-check: Did thunder strike these people in Uganda because of mobile phones?
Did thunder strike these people in Uganda because of mobile phones?
Aug 17, 20233 min read
Fact-check: Is this a photo of the President of South Sudan holding an Illuminati contract?
Is this a photo of the President of South Sudan holding an Illuminati contract?
Aug 16, 20232 min read
Fact-check: Former Niger finance minister caught on video crying after allegedly squandering state funds?
Is this a video of Niger’s former finance minister crying after being threatened for squandering state coffers?
Aug 14, 20233 min read
Fact-check: Are these photos of Sudanese military general Col. Ibrahim Shemseddin?
Are these photos of Sudanese military general Col. Ibrahim Shemseddin?
Aug 9, 20232 min read


HOAX: This website offering free 50GB data to celebrate WhatsApp’s 10th anniversary is a scam
The website is fake since WhatsApp’s 10th anniversary was celebrated in 2019.
Aug 8, 20232 min read


ALTERED: This image purportedly of Bill Gates under armed watch by US Federal marshals is manipulated
PesaCheck has looked into a Facebook post with an image purportedly of Bill Gates held under armed watch by US Federal marshals at Guantanamo Bay and finds it to be ALTERED
Aug 7, 20232 min read
Fact-check: Is UNHCR running this poverty alleviation programme?
Is UNHCR running this poverty alleviation programme?
Aug 4, 20233 min read
Fact-check: Was this picture of a man holding a gun taken in Bugolobi, Kampala?
This picture of a man holding a gun NOT taken in Bugolobi, Kampala?
Aug 3, 20233 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
Fact-Checking & Information Verification In South Sudan
211 Check is South Sudan's first and only independent fact-checking and information verification flagship project established by Defyhatenow in March 2020 to counter COVID-19 dis/misinformation but has since grown in its scope of work. It became a signatory of the International Fact-checking Network's (IFCN) Code of Principles in March 2023.
If you believe that 211 Check is violating the IFCN Code of Principles, you can report this through the complaints page on the IFCN site.
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