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Fact-check: No, the Government of South Sudan is not giving free loans
Fact-check: No, the Government of South Sudan is not giving free loans
Mar 14, 20232 min read
Fact-check: Customs market battery photo traced to Zambia
Fact-check: Customs market battery photo traced to Zambia
Mar 8, 20231 min read
Fact-check: No, an Angel didn’t appear in Rumbek town
No, this picture has been used in Zambia and Kenya. All the evidence shows that this picture didn’t originate from Rumbek, South Sudan Writer: Jibi Moses An image posted on a local online Facebook page Juba Eye, claiming an Angel was seen in Rumbek town, is false. The post that reads, “An Angel has reportedly […]
Mar 8, 20232 min read
Fact-check: This man with dog meat was not arrested at Gudele One
Fact-check: This man with dog meat was not arrested at Gudele One
Mar 7, 20232 min read
Fact-check: A Facebook post saying banks in South Sudan are approving loans is a scam
Fact-check: A Facebook post saying banks in South Sudan are approving loans is a scam
Mar 2, 20233 min read
Fact-check: This image was not taken in Juba
Fact-check: This image was not taken in Juba
Mar 2, 20232 min read
Fact-check: A massive figure sightings over Juba and Rumbek proven false
Fact-check: A massive figure sightings over Juba and Rumbek proven false
Feb 28, 20232 min read
Fact-check: Rumor of an earthquake in South Sudan debunked; no seismic activity recorded
Fact-check: Rumor of an earthquake in South Sudan debunked; no seismic activity recorded
Feb 28, 20233 min read


Fact-check: Ramciel City’s most misleading master plan photos
Fact-check: Ramciel City’s most misleading master plan photos
Feb 16, 20233 min read
Fact-check: This photo is not of Ugandans killed in Juba
A claim on Twitter that Ugandans were shot dead in Juba for burning charcoal on February 10, 2023, is false and misleading. Writer: Emmanuel Bida Thomas A claim by a Twitter user in a tweet on February 10, 2023, that “Ugandans were shot dead in Juba for burning charcoal” is false. “On 30th January 2023, […]
Feb 14, 20232 min read
Fact-check: VP Hussein Abdelbagi is not critically ill, as reported
Fact-check: VP Hussein Abdelbagi is not critically ill, as reported
Jan 27, 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
Fact-check: Total Energies Company is NOT hiring labour workers for 2023 via a viral WhatsApp link
Fact-check: Total Energies Company is NOT hiring labour workers for 2023 via a viral WhatsApp link
Nov 29, 20222 min read
Fact-check: Was Messi locked up in Saudi Arabia? No, an old picture first used in 2012
Fact-check: Was Messi locked up in Saudi Arabia? No, an old picture first used in 2012
Nov 28, 20222 min read
Fact-check: Study finds that parabens hair relaxing products have side effects on African Women
Fact-check: Study finds that parabens hair relaxing products have side effects on African Women
Nov 3, 20223 min read
Fact-check: New care fertility syrup, a herb that claims to boost reproductive health, is unproven
Fact-check: New care fertility syrup, a herb that claims to boost reproductive health, is unproven
Nov 3, 20223 min read
Fact-check: Is Salva Mathok in hospital after allegedly falling and breaking his neck? No, It’s false
Fact-check: Is Salva Mathok in hospital after allegedly falling and breaking his neck? No, It’s false
Nov 3, 20222 min read
Fact-check: Is Mwijukye Robert Lubang part of a group that initiated a conflict in Magwi?
By 211 Check Desk A Facebook post by a page “Sixty 4 Tribes Press” with a photo of Mwijukwe Robert Lubang claiming that he was part of a group who initiated a conflict between pastoralists and farmers in Magwi County, Eastern Equatoria State is false. “The conflict between pastoralists and farmers in Magwi County where […]
May 14, 20222 min read
Fact-check: Achai Wiir not giving all South Sudanese artists $ 2000 each this year
Achai Wiir, via her verified Facebook page, asserted that the post shared about her giving all South Sudanese artists $ 2000 each this year is fake news.
Apr 22, 20222 min read
Fact-check: This plane with the South Sudan flag and luggage on top is ‘digitally altered’
A Facebook post showing a plane with luggage on top, posted by a social media user on the evening of April 21, 2022, is photoshopped and meant for satire. By William Afani Paul A Facebook post last evening left the audience talking after claiming to show a plane with a South Sudan flag and extra […]
Apr 22, 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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