Fact-check: The viral South Sudan Wealth Tracking List document is fake

The Permanent Mission of the Republic of South Sudan to the United Nations in New York has officially declared the circulating “South Sudan Wealth Tracking List” as fraudulent.

Writer: Makur Majeng

A document dated June 20th, 2024, purported to have been authored by the United Nations Security Council and circulating on social media with a claim on the South Sudan wealth tracking list is fake. 

The document titled “South Sudan Wealth Tracking List” with resolution number 2731 (2024) listed 30 individuals, some of whom are government officials and businessmen/women. 

The resolution called upon parties, member states, international, regional, and subregional organisations to cooperate with the panel of experts on providing information on illicit transfers of wealth originating from South Sudan.

“Calls upon all parties and all Member States, as well as international, regional, and subregional organisations, to ensure cooperation with the Panel of Experts,  including by providing any information on illicit transfers of wealth from South Sudan into financial, property, and business networks, and further urges all Member States involved to ensure the safety of the members of the Panel of Experts and unhindered access, in particular to persons, documents, and sites, in order for the Panel of  Experts to execute its mandate,” reads part of the text in the document.

The screenshot of the fake document

The document has been widely shared and forwarded to WhatsApp groups.

Claim Verification:

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 for the wealth tracking list document as claimed.

On the other hand, the South Sudan permanent mission to the UN issued a statement on September 8th, 2024, debunking the document as fake and fraudulent.

“The Permanent Mission of the Republic of South Sudan to the United Nations in New York alerts the public that a document dated June 20, 2024, currently circulating on social media and purporting to be from the UN Sanctions Committee and Panel of Experts, is a fraudulent document,” reads the statement. 

“This document, which claims to contain a South Sudan Wealth Tracking List, has no legitimate origin from the United Nations, the Security Council, or any of its related bodies,” it adds. 

Conclusion:

The document titled “South Sudan Wealth Tracking List” is confirmed to be fake and was not authored by the UN Security Council. The Security Council did not issue any resolution related to the South Sudan wealth tracking list.

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