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Fact-checking and Information Verification in South Sudan

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

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

Fact-check:  Is the US Federal Reserve planning to purge old dollar notes in 2023? No, it’s false

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 users that the United States...

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

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: Did South Sudanese fans destroy seats in the Juba National Stadium?...

Fact-check: New care fertility syrup, a herb that claims to boost reproductive health, is unproven

Fact-check: New care fertility syrup, a herb that claims to boost reproductive health, is unproven...

Fact-check: South Sudanese woman did not confess having sexual intercourse with son to maintain riches

Explainer: What is the difference between a Nationality Certificate and National ID in South Sudan?

Writer: Emmanuel Bida Thomas A Facebook post shared by a user on 30 September 2022 with the caption “No comments.” that appears to show a signpost with the inscription “Juba City Council” is false. Nearly 50 people interacted with the

Writer: Emmanuel Bida Thomas South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC), a state-owned broadcaster, announced on Saturday, October 1, 2022, on its Facebook page that the speaker of the Revitalised Transitional Government of National Unity (R-TGoNU) reshuffled a list of elected members

There were no babies born with anencephaly in their department on September 18, 2022, according to a member of the surgical team at Juba Teaching Hospital. He also stated that the images that are going around do not accurately depict the Juba Teaching Hospital's obstetrics and gynecology theater.

The suspected case was identified in Nimule, Eastern Equatoria State, with similar Ebola signs. However, it's only the laboratory test that will confirm whether he has the Ebola virus or not, according to health authorities.

Cancer Research UK does not support the use of graviola to treat cancer. Their advice is to be very cautious about believing information or paying for any type of alternative cancer therapy on the internet because they say claims that graviola can treat cancer are not backed up by research.

This alert is not available on the official website of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. The United Nations denies having issued it.

Although social media declared him suspended, Dier Tong, the minister of finance and planning, is still in office.

Fact-check: These photos, allegedly of a bride running out of a church, are not taken in Juba

The directive by the Bank of South Sudan for commercial banks to block and freeze accounts of Silicone Valley South Sudan Co. Limited is true. The Bank of South Sudan confirmed that the viral letter is its official document.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says there is no cure for HIV infection. False claims of HIV cures exploit the hopes people have that an HIV cure will be developed, to generate publicity.

South Sudan’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations have no data on how much okra South Sudan produces. Official statistics name Nigeria as the largest producer of okra in Africa.

The competition has no digital footprint, and major news outlets haven’t reported it. A rare case of global competition.

MTN South Sudan is just ten years old, and it marked its 10th anniversary in June 2021. Therefore, do not click and provide your contact address or personal information to suspicious online websites. By Kei Emmanuel Duku Introduction: A website

By 211 Check Desk A Facebook post by a page “Sixty 4 Tribes Press” with a photo of Mwijukwe Robert Lubang claiming that he was part of a group who initiated a conflict between pastoralists and farmers in Magwi County,

Achai Wiir, via her verified Facebook page, asserted that the post shared about her giving all South Sudanese artists $ 2000 each this year is fake news.

A Facebook post showing a plane with luggage on top, posted by a social media user on the evening of April 21, 2022, is photoshopped and meant for satire. By William Afani Paul A Facebook post last evening left the

This image does not show vehicles submerged in floodwater following today’s rain in Juba

The “Civil Service Commission” though provided for in the Transitional Constitution of South Sudan has not been established yet. The Ministry of public service does its role.

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