Fact-check: Picture of man with burning candles on head wasn’t taken in Juba
Picture of man with burning candles on head wasn’t taken in Juba
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Fact-check: Some of these WhatsApp chain health tips aren’t scientifically proven
There isn’t scientific proof to back some of these “important health tips”.
Explainer: Implications and Significance of South Sudan Archbishop Ameyu being made a cardinal
Implications and Significance of South Sudan Archbishop Ameyu being made a cardinal
Fact-check: Is this a photo of Juba, South Sudan?
The photo is of Nairobi, Kenya.
ALTERED: This image of Cairo Tower in Egypt displaying the Palestine flag is manipulated
The original image dates back to 2010 and doesn’t feature the Palestine flag.
MISSING CONTEXT: This video claiming a tiny fragment of HIV was added to a COVID-19 vaccine has been misrepresented
The vaccine by the University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia was never rolled out, as the project was abandoned in December 2020.
Fact-check: Is the World Food Programme giving out $800,000 to organisations?
WFP is not giving out any cash transfers, as claimed by an impostor website.
Fact-check: Is this image of a hippo and a shark on the road during Kampala’s recent floods legitimate?
The picture has been digitally manipulated and is satirical
Fact-check: Is this a beachside road in Zimbabwe?
This picture is of Marqala Beach in Tangier, Morocco
Fact-check: Did doctors in the U.S. find new cancer in human beings caused by silver nitro oxide?
The compound silver nitro oxide does not exist, and there is no proven evidence to show that the silver coating on recharge cards causes skin cancer.
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