Fact-check: This picture isn’t of a South Sudanese man with his two wives

The picture has been on the internet since 2020. It is of a Ghanaian man posing with his two wives.

Writer: Rajab Mayol

A photo of a man with two ladies was shared on Facebook, allegedly a South Sudanese man named ‘Solomon Wani’ with two wives is false.

“Congratulations to Solomon Wani for becoming the first Junubi Man to marry Two wives in 2 days. Speaking to Top in South Sudan, Solomon said he plans to Marry at least 12 wives before Christmas,” said Top in South Sudan in their post.

Investigation

A Google reverse image search using google lens on the picture showed that the picture in the post had been uploaded to Facebook since August 2020 and by multiple Facebook pages. In the photo, a Ghanaian man poses with his two wives.  

Conclusion 

211 Check has found the claim that a photo allegedly showing a man “Solomon Wani” with two wives from South Sudan is false. 

The photo is of a Ghanaian man posing with his two wives and has been on the internet since at least August 2020.

This fact check has been published by 211 Check as part of an assignment submission for the Empowering Fact-checking in South Sudan (EFiSS) Training.

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