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Fact-check: No, the government is not recording WhatsApp calls as well as reading messages.
WhatsApp’s viral claim about government surveillance is false. No evidence suggests WhatsApp is monitored in South Sudan; its encryption ensures privacy. Writer: Makur Majeng A viral WhatsApp message circulating in South Sudanese WhatsApp groups claiming that new communication rules would allow the government to monitor WhatsApp messages and calls is false. The message also included […]
Jan 23, 20252 min read
Fact-check: Did Donald Trump say everyone in South Sudan is a thief, including civilians?
Global figures like Donald Trump are often subject to fabricated or misattributed quotes online. This is likely one of those cases, with no factual backing.
Nov 25, 20242 min read
Fact-check: No, President Museveni is not offering a UGX100,000 Christmas grant to Ugandans
This process mirrors classic online scam tactics, aiming to collect personal information, share the link widely, and compromise users’ security.
Nov 25, 20242 min read
Fact-check: Donald Trump is not offering a $200 grant to Africans
The requirement for applicants to share the link with multiple WhatsApp contacts or groups is a classic scam technique.
Nov 12, 20243 min read
Explainer: Why cyber threats and scams remain a challenge in South Sudan?
Misinformation and disinformation have been weaponised as tools to build trust and to create convincing narratives in phishing email messages or inbox alerts that influence users to accept or take action, whether by revealing their sensitive information.
Nov 7, 20244 min read
Fact-check: The South Sudan Youth Empowerment Fund 2024 is a hoax
Legitimate government financial assistance initiatives are typically announced through formal channels such as press releases, national news outlets, or public statements from officials. The Ministry of Youth, Culture, and Sports did not put up such a grant.
Oct 22, 20243 min read
Fact-check: No, This Photo Does Not Show Christians Burnt by a Pastor in Congo
This image does not depict Christians burnt by a pastor in Congo. Instead, it shows the tragic aftermath of a fuel tanker explosion in Morogoro, Tanzania, in 2019.
Oct 16, 20242 min read
Fact-check: No, Nile Petroleum Corporation is not recruiting new staff
The WhatsApp message claiming that NilePet Corporation is recruiting new staff is misleading and false. The NilePet Corporation did not advertise any new job vacancies for recruitment.
Sep 18, 20243 min read
Fact-check: The viral South Sudan Wealth Tracking List document is fake
Online research by 211 Check established that the document resolution number 2731(2024) is for the UN Security Council resolution for the renewal of the arms embargo and targeted sanctions on South Sudan adopted on May 30th, 2024, not the wealth tracking list document as claimed.
Sep 9, 20242 min read
Explainer: How Starlink differs from other Internet service providers
Starlink is a satellite internet service offered by Elon Musk’s SpaceX around the world, including South Sudan.
Sep 4, 20244 min read
Fact Check: No, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security is offering grants to agribusiness
A Facebook page impersonating the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Hon. Josephine Joseph Lagu, with the claim that her ministry is offering grants to agribusiness is fake and fraudulent
Aug 23, 20242 min read
Fact-check: No, MTN South Sudan is not recruiting job applicants through the website portal as claimed.
A WhatsApp message with a claim that MTN South Sudan is recruiting SIM registration and call centre agents through the website portal is fake.
Aug 21, 20243 min read
Fact-check: Is this Profession2 Facebook page with free online courses legitimate?
No, it is not a legitimate page for an institution but was created by scammers for malicious activity online.
Aug 21, 20241 min read
Explainer: MonkeyPox, what do you need to know?
A cumulative total of 99,176 laboratory-confirmed cases of Mpox, including 208 deaths, were reported to WHO from 116 countries in all six WHO regions in Africa from January 1st, 2022, to June 30th, 2024
Aug 21, 20245 min read
The National Examinations Council records a 35.4% pass rate decline in the 2023 Certificate of Secondary Education Results
The 2023 Certificate of Secondary Education results showed 17,691 students failed the exams, which the education ministry attributed to tight control over malpractices compared with the previous years.
Aug 20, 20243 min read
Fact-check: The image depicting a snake swallowing a gun in Gudele is a fabricated work of art by a Russian artist
The photo, which is being used on social media with a claim that a snake has swallowed an AK-47 rifle in Gudele Juba suburb, is an artwork made of rubber by Russian artist Vasily Slonov in 2019.
Aug 19, 20242 min read
Fact-check: No, the National Election Commission is not recruiting new staff as claimed
The WhatsApp message about the National Election Commission staff recruitment is false and misleading. The NEC did not advertise any new job vacancy for recruitment.
Aug 15, 20243 min read
Fact-check: Did the South Sudan National Examinations Council results for 2023 base on numerical grading?
No, for the 2023 academic year, the South Sudan National Examinations Council has shifted from numerical percentage grading to the letter grading system.
Aug 14, 20243 min read
Fact-check: No, South University of Medicine is not offering free online courses
The South University of Medicine, Science, and Technology has debunked that the Facebook page is unrelated and the university is not offering online courses.
Aug 12, 20242 min read
Fact-check: Did the Ministry of General Education announce free online courses?
A sponsored Facebook post claiming to offer free online courses with approval from the Ministry of Education is a hoax.
Aug 9, 20242 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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