Fact-check: Study finds that parabens hair relaxing products have side effects on African Women
#211Check – Fact Checked Reports
Fact-check: New care fertility syrup, a herb that claims to boost reproductive health, is unproven
Fact-check: Is Salva Mathok in hospital after allegedly falling and breaking his neck? No, It's false
Fact-check: Is this the correct site for the US Diversity Visa Program 2024? No, it isn’t
FALSE: This video of player fighting referee during a football match is not from Rumbek, South Sudan
FALSE: This video of player fighting referee during a football match is not from Rumbek, South Sudan
Fact-check: Can paw paw seeds ward off malaria? No, scientifically unproven
Fact-check: Photo showing two wives of a police officer who gave birth on the same day?
Ochaya Jackson Amos is a University of Juba student pursuing a Bachelor of Art in Development Communication. He is a certified Fact-Checker and has been a media practitioner. Jackson is also interested in research, and information technology, which he is
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Explainer: Somalia and Somaliland differences South Sudanese should know
Fact-check: Can drinking hot lemon water cure cancer? Not scientifically proven
South Sudanese who sunk their hard-earned money into a “US venture capital firm” promising mouthwatering returns are worried. They have reason to be - there are many signs that not all was what it seems to be.
Fact-check: World Bank and International Finance Corporation giving money to farmers and SMEs in South Sudan? No, it is just another Facebook scam
According to the Ministry of Investment, the page where the call for applications was published was a forgery and not its official Facebook account. It requests that the public refrain from following it and dealing with the news published on
Fact-check: Does mGurush charge clients for deposits? No, it doesn't
Fact-check: How Real is Sweden Visa Sponsorship Jobs 2023?
Fact-check: This is not the way to apply for the UN Volunteer Program
Fact-check: Is Ecobank offering 100,000 pounds for free? No, it is a scam and should not be interacted with
Fact-check: Photo showing an incident involving South Sudanese in Kenya? No
Fact-check: South Sudanese woman did not confess having sexual intercourse with son to maintain riches
Fact-Checking & Information Verification In South Sudan
211 Check is South Sudan’s first and only independent fact-checking and information verification flagship project established by Defyhatenow in March 2020 to counter COVID-19 dis/misinformation but has since grown in its scope of work. It became a signatory of the International Fact-checking Network’s (IFCN) Code of Principles in March 2023.
If you believe that 211 Check is violating the IFCN Code of Principles, you can report this through the complaints page on the IFCN site.