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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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