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Fact-check: Was a traditional wedding interrupted by a jealous ex-boyfriend in Juba?
Fact-check: Was a traditional wedding interrupted by a jealous ex-boyfriend in Juba?
Nov 30, 20222 min read
Fact-check: Did Prof. PLO Lumumba advise Prof. John Akec of the University of Juba not to graduate everyone?
Fact-check: Did Prof. PLO Lumumba advise Prof. John Akec of the University of Juba not to graduate everyone?
Nov 30, 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: Is World Investment Conpany a legitimate forex trader? No, it is fake
Fact-check: Is World Investment Conpany a legitimate forex trader? No, it is fake
Nov 28, 20223 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: No, the World Bank is not funding jobs through the South Sudan Relief Fund
According to the RRC, no organisation goes by the name South Sudan Relief Fund, and the World Bank is not sponsoring it. By Ochaya Jackson A one-page document trending on WhatsApp claiming that the South Sudan Relief Fund, in collaboration with the World Bank, is offering job opportunities is false. According to the document, the […]
Nov 24, 20222 min read
Fact-check: Is the US Federal Reserve planning to purge old dollar notes in 2023? No, it’s false
No publicly available announcement by any United States government agency claims the American government has decided to restrict the acceptance of old dollar notes printed below 2021 Writer: Ochaya Jackson US $ 100 notes A claim shared widely among WhatsApp users that the United States government has planned to contain “any US dollar below the […]
Nov 24, 20222 min read
Fact-check: FIFA is NOT offering a free 50 GB data plan for all networks
Fact-check: FIFA is NOT offering a free 50 GB data plan for all networks
Nov 24, 20222 min read
Fact-check: Has FIFA security intercepted alcohol disguised as Pepsi cola in Qatar at a stadium’s entrance?
Fact-check: Has FIFA security intercepted alcohol disguised as Pepsi cola in Qatar at a stadium’s entrance?
Nov 24, 20222 min read
Fact-check: Did a Malawian man attempt to sneak into South Sudan by hanging on a plane’s wing from Malawi?
Fact-check: Did a Malawian man attempt to sneak into South Sudan by hanging on a plane’s wing from Malawi?
Nov 22, 20222 min read
Fact-check: Did South Sudanese fans destroy seats in the Juba National Stadium?
Fact-check: Did South Sudanese fans destroy seats in the Juba National Stadium?
Nov 22, 20222 min read
Fact-check: Phishing link for the University of Chicago Scholarships
Fact-check: Phishing link for the University of Chicago Scholarships
Nov 16, 20223 min read
Fact-check: Is MTN Uganda Offering 10 GB Free data to its subscribers for 24th Anniversary? No, it is false.
Fact-check: Is MTN Uganda Offering 10 GB Free data to its subscribers for 24th Anniversary? No, it is false.
Nov 16, 20223 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 this the correct site for the US Diversity Visa Program 2024? No, it isn’t
Fact-check: Is this the correct site for the US Diversity Visa Program 2024? No, it isn’t
Nov 2, 20223 min read
FALSE: This video of player fighting referee during a football match is not from Rumbek, South Sudan
FALSE: This video of player fighting referee during a football match is not from Rumbek, South Sudan
Nov 2, 20221 min read
Fact-check: Can paw paw seeds ward off malaria? No, scientifically unproven
Fact-check: Can paw paw seeds ward off malaria? No, scientifically unproven
Nov 2, 20223 min read
Fact-check: Photo showing two wives of a police officer who gave birth on the same day?
Fact-check: Photo showing two wives of a police officer who gave birth on the same day?
Oct 19, 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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