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Fact-check: These pictures don’t depict the Sudan pipeline transporting oil from South Sudan
Fact-check: These pictures don’t depict the Sudan pipeline transporting oil from South Sudan
Apr 17, 20232 min read
Fact-check: These shoes (Tex Hazel) weren’t found in South Sudan
These shoes are not found in South Sudan.
They were invented in Nevada, USA in 1920
Apr 13, 20232 min read
Fact-check: These images are not of a protest in Nairobi, Kenya
Fact-check: These images are not of a protest in Nairobi, Kenya
Mar 21, 20232 min read
Fact-check: Yes, these images show a traffic jam along Seventh-day – Gudele street in Juba
Fact-check: Yes, these images show a traffic jam along Seventh-day – Gudele street in Juba
Dec 2, 20222 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: Was the giraffe killed by a passenger plane in South Sudan?
Author: Emmanuel Bida Online fact findings have indicated that there was no occurrence that led to the killing of a giraffe by a passenger plane in South Sudan. On May 6th, a Twitter user posted a picture of a dead giraffe that collided with a passenger plane. The tweet was caption “Only in South Sudan”, […]
Jun 1, 20211 min read
Hoax Alert: Madam Atong Foundation Scholarship is a scam, don’t apply!
Author: 211 Check editorial team Rigorous findings carried out by 211 Check crew have identified the notorious online Madam Atong Foundation Scholarship as fraud and deceitful page established to scam desperate South Sudanese and Sudanese students seeking scholarships online. According the investigations, a Facebook page named “Sudanese Scholarship 2020-2025.Madam Atong Foundation” has been making […]
May 26, 20213 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
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 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
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
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
A fabricated content, the incident happened in South Africa, not in South Sudan
Authors: Story fact checked by Geu Lazarus and Garang Abraham The alleged Facebook accident between a motorist and an elephant along the Juba-Nimule Highway over the weekend is a false information, according to a local official and online search engines. On Saturday, a South Sudanese Facebook user claimed that a motorist collided with a troubled […]
Mar 15, 20212 min read
Ugandan Soldier with a South Sudanese flag, a manipulated picture
The picture on the left was doctored to show a South Sudanese flag on the soldier’s uniform The original picture shows fruit vendors being chased off the streets of Kampala. Photograph: Badru Katumba/AFP via Getty Images full story here https://bit.ly/3c83Ws0 Downlaod PDF Download Picture
Apr 11, 20201 min read
President Putin wearing full protective clothing during an official meeting, a manipulated picture
The picture on the left was manipulated to show President Putin wearing full protective clothing during an official meeting. The original photo shows the Russian President Vladimir Putin chairing a meeting with members of the Security Council at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow. (Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS) #COVID19SS #SSOT Full story here https://bit.ly/39nqVxz Download […]
Apr 1, 20201 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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