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Fact-checking and Information Verification in South Sudan

Fact-check: No, an Angel didn’t appear in Rumbek town

No, this picture has been used in Zambia and Kenya. All the evidence shows that this picture didn’t originate from Rumbek, South Sudan Writer: Jibi Moses An image posted on a local online Facebook page Juba Eye, claiming an Angel was seen in Rumbek town, is false. The post that reads, “An...

Fact-check: University of Juba VC overstated 2022 graduation figures in August

Fact-check: Yes, this was the ball used in the first World Cup final in 1930

Fact-check: No, these photos do not show a drinking competition in Juba recently

Fact-check: No, Pope Francis has not written a retirement speech that is going around on WhatsApp

Blog: Cybersecurity awareness and why it matters in South Sudan

Blog: South Sudan must fortify its cyberspace as cybercrime attacks cost billions of dollars in losses globally

Blog: Why does the digital divide between men and women appear to grow?

Fact-check: Yes, these images show a traffic jam along Seventh-day - Gudele street in Juba

Fact-check: Was a traditional wedding interrupted by a jealous ex-boyfriend in Juba?

Fact-check: Did Prof. PLO Lumumba advise Prof. John Akec of the University of Juba not to graduate everyone?

Fact-check: Total Energies Company is NOT hiring labour workers for 2023 via a viral WhatsApp link

Fact-check: Is World Investment Conpany a legitimate forex trader? No, it is fake

Fact-check: Was Messi locked up in Saudi Arabia? No, an old picture first used in 2012

According to the RRC, no organisation goes by the name South Sudan Relief Fund, and the World Bank is not sponsoring it. By Ochaya Jackson A one-page document trending on WhatsApp claiming that the South Sudan Relief Fund, in collaboration

No publicly available announcement by any United States government agency claims the American government has decided to restrict the acceptance of old dollar notes printed below 2021 Writer:  Ochaya Jackson US $ 100 notes A claim shared widely among WhatsApp

Fact-check: FIFA is NOT offering a free 50 GB data plan for all networks

Fact-check: Has FIFA security intercepted alcohol disguised as Pepsi cola in Qatar at a stadium’s entrance?

Fact-check: Did a Malawian man attempt to sneak into South Sudan by hanging on a plane's wing from Malawi?

Fact-check: Did South Sudanese fans destroy seats in the Juba National Stadium?

Fact-check: Phishing link for the University of Chicago Scholarships

Fact-check: Is MTN Uganda Offering 10 GB Free data to its subscribers for 24th Anniversary? No, it is false.

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