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Fact Checked: Is Sudanese politician Malik Agar in Uganda to represent South Sudan?
Author: Emmanuel Bida Uganda’s government institution has misfired Sudanese politician Malik Agar as a South Sudanese and a Vice President as well, according to online information found by 211 Check on Wednesday. A tweet by Government of Uganda @GovUganda on Tuesday, 11th May 2021 claimed in a misleading post that Malik Agar is a Vice […]
May 12, 20211 min read
South Sudan leads East Africa with ‘most expensive’ electricity charges
Author: Emmanuel Bida – Associate Editor A new 211 Check report has revealed South Sudan in the East African region the country with most expensive domestic electricity charges. The statistics unveiled Juba Electricity Distribution Company (JEDCO) as the lead company with the highest electric fee per kWh charges in the region. The brief study carried […]
May 10, 20211 min read
Did you know at least 82 people died in different plane crashes since South Sudan’s independence
Author: Garang Abraham – Managing Editor At least eighty-two people have died in different plane crashes since South Sudan succeeded from Sudan nine years ago, according to Aviation Safety Network. As per the data obtained by 211 Check, the biggest incident that claimed 41 lives happened near Juba International Airport, Central Equatoria State on […]
May 6, 20212 min read
Who is this man? Is he Jamal Wani as claimed?
Author: Woja Emmanuel The man whose picture went viral on social media alleged to be South Sudan’s former Central Bank governor, mourning the death of Chadian President is a Juba-based Sudanese businessman, according to 211 Check findings. On Tuesday this week, South Sudan’s unity government delegation headed by the Presidential Adviser on National Security Affairs […]
May 1, 20212 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
Is this street found in Juba, South Sudan?
Author: Viola Lubang Various online search engines have unveiled the true location of the street that many South Sudanese netizens mistook for Juba. South Sudan being a developing country, a lot of photos always emerge ranging from those portraying insecurity, poor governance, poor infrastructure, among others as people indirectly mock the country. So many developing […]
Apr 29, 20212 min read
Fact Checked: Did AU and MTN donate expired Covid-19 vaccines to S. Sudan?
Author: Emmanuel Bida Health officials have confirmed that the 59,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines donated by the African Union, Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and MTN were not expired as perceived by many South Sudanese. Earlier this week, a prominent South Sudanese activist claimed that MTN that the African Union donated expired AstraZeneca […]
Apr 21, 20213 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
Uganda’s NBS journalist makes a false statement
Author: Emmanuel Bida and Garang Abraham Uganda’s renowned media house has over the weekend run a false statement, regarding the distance between Uganda Elegu border town and South Sudan’s capital Juba, 211 Check investigation has found out. On Sunday, NBS Television – Uganda posted on its Facebook page quoting its journalist Daniel Lutaaya as saying […]
Apr 21, 20212 min read
Have the 59,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines donated by AU and MTN to S. Sudan expired before use? YES.
Author: Emmanuel Bida Days ago, a South Sudanese journalist tweeted that a government official has told Reuters it would not use the 59,000 vaccines it had received last month as a donation from MTN and the African Union because they expired on April 13th this year. Below is the tweet. Original Tweet (https://twitter.com/DenisDumo/status/1382772282129592323?s=19) Article by […]
Apr 19, 20212 min read
International Fact-Checking Day 2021: Artificial intelligence will change fact-checking forever
Author: Africa Check and 211 Check Last week, the global fact-checking community again observes International Fact-Checking Day. It’s an annual celebration for our community and a rallying cry for better information in public health, journalism and everyday life. April 2021 also marks a year of Covid-19 lockdown. Around this time last year, countries began introducing restrictions on the […]
Apr 15, 20212 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
Fact Check: Did Juba-Yei road ambush leave 9 Ugandans killed?
Author: Emmanuel Bida and Garang Abraham A misleading post! South Sudan authorities have refuted media report which states that nine Uganda nationals were killed in South Sudan over the weekend. The New Vision’s Tuesday edition specified that nine Uganda drivers were killed in a highway ambush along Juba-Yei road on Sunday. “Nine Ugandan drivers shot […]
Mar 30, 20212 min read
S. Sudan is the first country to conduct national exams since Covid-19 emerged in Africa, Education Minister makes a false statement
Author: Emmanuel Bida, AFF-Cohort 1 fellow On Monday this week, 34,536 candidates across South Sudan began their 2020 Certificate of Secondary Education Examinations – a landmark ceremony that was officiated by President Salva Kiir Mayardiit, who ranged the bell at Juba Day Secondary School situated in the capital Juba. During the occasion that was attended […]
Mar 24, 20212 min read
Fact Checked: Do South Sudan authorities have teargas?
Author: A story fact checked by Viola Elias – AFF – Cohort 2 fellow The National Police Service has responded to online claims that South Sudan authorities are running the country’s affairs without possession of teargas. Teargas is described as a gas that causes severe irritation to the eyes, chiefly used in riot control to […]
Mar 24, 20212 min read
Fact Checked: Are all men in the picture dead?
Caption, from left: The late John Pombe Magufuli, Tanzania’s president; Ambassador John Kijazi, was Chief Secretary; Oswald Simon Majuva, was the deputy regional commissioner in Mara province and Augustine Mahiga who was the Constitutional and Legal Affairs minister. [Courtesy] Fact-Check: Did Magufuli and his cronies die of Covid-19? Author: The Standard – Kenya I am sure […]
Mar 19, 20212 min read
Did Eritrea and Ethiopia Heads of States visit South Sudan as alleged, No – Report states the facts
Author: A story fact checked by Emmanuek Bida and DefyHateNow Ethiopia team Ethiopia and Eritrea authorities have described the alleged recent visit of their heads of States to South Sudan as false and fabricated information meant to mislead the public. On March 5, 2021, a post by Ethiopian prominent activist Natnael Mekonnen, an online user […]
Mar 16, 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
Warrap State governor bodyguards are all live, he wasn’t attacked
Warrap State governor didn’t fall into an ambush, all his bodyguards are alive, his Press Office has confirmed. Gen. Aleu Ayieng, the recently appointed governor of Warrap State in the unity government was not attacked and none of his bodyguards is dead, according to Albino Kuek – the governor’s Press Secretary. Kuek told […]
Mar 15, 20212 min read
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Fact-check: Yes, the 2018 revitalised agreement allocates positions to its signatories.
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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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