The requirement for applicants to share the link with multiple WhatsApp contacts or groups is a classic scam technique.
#211Check – Fact Checked Reports
Fact-checking and Information Verification 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...
Starlink is a satellite internet service offered by Elon Musk’s SpaceX around the world, including South Sudan...
A cumulative total of 99,176 laboratory-confirmed cases of Mpox, including 208 deaths, were reported to WHO from 116 countries in all six WHO regions in Africa from January 1st, 2022, to June 30th, 2024...
The 2023 Certificate of Secondary Education results showed 17,691 students failed the exams, which the education ministry attributed to tight control over malpractices compared with the previous years...
The picture circulated on Facebook and WhatsApp is an edited Namibian dollar banknote...
These pictures were taken in 2016 when the Ugandan army came to Juba, South Sudan, to collect their citizens after the July conflict broke out in Juba...
According to available online information, these photographs, which have circulated online since January 2, 2024, purportedly depict individuals from South Sudan. However, it is important to note that there is currently no definitive online information confirming the nationalities of the individuals...
There is no evidence that these are South Sudanese; besides, the pictures have been online since January 25, 2024...
No, this video originated in Nigeria and has been online since late December 2023. As much as there are conflicts in the Apaa area due to land disputes and reported killings, this particular video wasn't recorded there...
The sponsored Facebook post redirects to an unrelated website that doesn’t belong to the United States of America government (.gov)...
This sponsored Facebook post offering free study in Germany is a hoax...
The University of Juba, through its official Facebook page, has said the advertisements are fake and urged the public to disregard them...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Starlink is a satellite internet service offered by Elon Musk’s SpaceX around the world, including South Sudan.
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
A WhatsApp message with a claim that MTN South Sudan is recruiting SIM registration and call centre agents through the website portal is fake.
No, it is not a legitimate page for an institution but was created by scammers for malicious activity online.
A cumulative total of 99,176 laboratory-confirmed cases of Mpox, including 208 deaths, were reported to WHO from 116 countries in all six WHO regions in Africa from January 1st, 2022, to June 30th, 2024
The 2023 Certificate of Secondary Education results showed 17,691 students failed the exams, which the education ministry attributed to tight control over malpractices compared with the previous years.
The photo, which is being used on social media with a claim that a snake has swallowed an AK-47 rifle in Gudele Juba suburb, is an artwork made of rubber by Russian artist Vasily Slonov in 2019.
The WhatsApp message about the National Election Commission staff recruitment is false and misleading. The NEC did not advertise any new job vacancy for recruitment.
No, for the 2023 academic year, the South Sudan National Examinations Council has shifted from numerical percentage grading to the letter grading system.
The South University of Medicine, Science, and Technology has debunked that the Facebook page is unrelated and the university is not offering online courses.
A sponsored Facebook post claiming to offer free online courses with approval from the Ministry of Education is a hoax.
A WhatsApp message being widely forwarded in groups claiming that TikTok is giving away 30GB of free data to all networks is a scam.
The picture circulated on Facebook and WhatsApp is an edited Namibian dollar banknote.
These pictures were taken in 2016 when the Ugandan army came to Juba, South Sudan, to collect their citizens after the July conflict broke out in Juba.
According to available online information, these photographs, which have circulated online since January 2, 2024, purportedly depict individuals from South Sudan. However, it is important to note that there is currently no definitive online information confirming the nationalities of the individuals in the pictures.
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