211 Check, reverse image searched the alleged picture of Tore Payam, Yei River County that was posted by a South Sudanese and was later reposted by media houses like Hot in Juba.

According to Yandex, Tineye, Google Images and other online fact-checking engines, the picture’s origin is from Equatorial Guinea. Below is the link to the result search, https:/statemag.state.gov/2020/03/0320pom-2/

211 Check wrote to “Hot in Juba management” and they agreed to remove the post – a great professional move. Cheers!

Note: to avoid spreading false information, don’t rush into sharing content that you aren’t sure of or you don’t know its origin.

The post was fact-checked by Emmanuel Bida, AFF-South Sudan Program fellow.

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