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Fact-check: Is soursop very effective in killing cancer? This claim is unproven
Cancer Research UK does not support the use of graviola to treat cancer. Their advice is to be very cautious about believing information or paying for any type of alternative cancer therapy on the internet because they say claims that graviola can treat cancer are not backed up by research.
Sep 30, 20224 min read
Fact-check: Has the UN issued an alert on organ trafficking? No, it’s fake
This alert is not available on the official website of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. The United Nations denies having issued it.
Sep 28, 20222 min read
Fact-check: The minister of finance and planning, Dier Tong not suspended
Although social media declared him suspended, Dier Tong, the minister of finance and planning, is still in office.
Sep 28, 20222 min read
Fact-check: These photos, allegedly of a bride running out of a church, are not taken in Juba
Fact-check: These photos, allegedly of a bride running out of a church, are not taken in Juba
Sep 28, 20222 min read
Fact-check: Yes, the Bank of South Sudan has ordered commercial banks to freeze accounts of Silicone Valley South Sudan Co. Limited
The directive by the Bank of South Sudan for commercial banks to block and freeze accounts of Silicone Valley South Sudan Co. Limited is true. The Bank of South Sudan confirmed that the viral letter is its official document.
Sep 27, 20223 min read
Fact-check: Does Gammora cure HIV/AIDS?
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says there is no cure for HIV infection. False claims of HIV cures exploit the hopes people have that an HIV cure will be developed, to generate publicity.
Sep 27, 20223 min read
Fact-check: South Sudan is NOT the largest producer of okra in Africa
South Sudan’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations have no data on how much okra South Sudan produces. Official statistics name Nigeria as the largest producer of okra in Africa.
Sep 26, 20222 min read
Fact-check: No evidence the World Academic Competition exists
The competition has no digital footprint, and major news outlets haven’t reported it. A rare case of global competition.
Sep 26, 20222 min read
Fact-check: MTN South Sudan 40th Anniversary Celebration Gift Raffle is a Hoax
MTN South Sudan is just ten years old, and it marked its 10th anniversary in June 2021. Therefore, do not click and provide your contact address or personal information to suspicious online websites. By Kei Emmanuel Duku Introduction: A website link widely shared on various WhatsApp groups claiming that MTN customers in South Sudan stand […]
May 24, 20223 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
Fact-check: This image does not show vehicles submerged in floodwater following today’s rain in Juba
This image does not show vehicles submerged in floodwater following today’s rain in Juba
Apr 21, 20222 min read
Fact-check: Civil Service Commission not recruiting. The job advertisement is a hoax
The “Civil Service Commission” though provided for in the Transitional Constitution of South Sudan has not been established yet. The Ministry of public service does its role.
Apr 21, 20221 min read
Fact-check: Ministry of Petroleum Undersecretary’s resignation letter is ‘fake’
The Ministry of Petroleum said on its Facebook page that the letter purportedly showing the resignation of Awow Daniel Chaung was fabricated.
Apr 21, 20222 min read
Fact-check: This photo was not taken in a public hospital in South Sudan
A photo of newborn babies laid on plastic chairs allegedly in a public hospital in South Sudan is FALSE. The picture emanated from Kawempe General Referral Hospital in Uganda in August 2019.
Apr 12, 20222 min read
Fact-check: Business grant scam in South Sudan resurfaces on Facebook
In February 2022, 211 Check debunked the same business grant and reported the page to Facebook for removal. However, six days ago, another page was created and is running an ad about the same grant. A media official at the Ministry of Finance and Planning says the Facebook page running the advert is fake.
Apr 12, 20222 min read
Data Story: Young men circumcised in Bor since July 2021
More than 2,000 locals mostly young men have been circumcised since the exercise started in July 2021.
Apr 8, 20224 min read
Data Story: Comparable data on Persons with disability in Eastern Equatoria State
By Oriba Douglas According to a national census conducted in 2008, prior to South Sudan’s independence in 2011, people with disabilities accounted for 5.1 per cent of the population, though the census is controversial and the number of disabled people is thought to be underestimated. According to a 2016 household survey conducted by the Food […]
Apr 4, 20223 min read
Data Story: South Sudan Floods database 2021
A look at the areas within South Sudan where flooding occurred the last year 2021, the populations affected and the exact counties that experienced the flooding.
Apr 4, 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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