#211Check – Fact Checked Reports

A media official at the Ministry of Finance and Planning says the Facebook page running the advert is fake. According to him, updates from the ministry are shared on the minister’s social media accounts at the moment.

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By Justin Anthony The Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan demands that there is 35% women representation in all levels of government. In this short article we look at the statistics of

By Okot Emmanuel South Sudan’s Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning has proposed a budget worth 287 billion South Sudanese Pounds for the Fiscal Year 2021/22. The Finance Minister, Agak Achuil Lual says the government proposes to spend a total

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By 211 Check Desk Photos shared on Facebook and WhatsApp of a massive amount of ammunition and guns being transported in a casket allegedly to Pibor have been found to be FALSE. A google reverse image search on the photos

The previous year, 64,138 candidates enrolled for the exams, but only 62,362 sat, comprising 32,549 males and 20,693 females. This year, 53,220 candidates; 31,232 males, and 21,988 females registered.

Western Equatoria State has an enrolment of 6,382 students in 31 schools across six counties according to the Ministry of General Education and Instruction there. By Justin Anthony The State Ministry of General Education and Instruction in Western Equatoria State

Here’s our list of 14 very interactive South Sudanese pages on Facebook. Together, all these pages have nearly five million followers! Some of them represent South Sudanese-famous personalities, mainstream and alternative media.

By David Uku South Sudan faces the challenge of copyright–ownership of the song, songwriter, and video production as creative works, which is one of the most serious issues confronting and impeding the development of the music industry in South Sudan

By 211 Check Desk A Facebook post purporting that President Salva Kiir has lifted a partial lockdown imposed by the chair of the National Taskforce on COVID-19, Hussein Abdelbagi Akol earlier this week is FALSE The post, first chaired by

By Deng Ghai Deng Authorities in South Sudan’s Jonglei state are calling for urgent intervention as people and livestock die in alarming numbers after showing symptoms including diarrhea, vomiting, and general body weakness in Fangak County Fangak County Commissioner Boutrus

By Ngor Deng Matem As the number of children living on the streets in South Sudan remains constant, a Data Speaks program researched and investigated the lives of these children in NBGs-Aweil. According to the data gathered, the state’s ministry

The picture is of an incident where a man was apprehended by the Nigeria Police Force in Akwa Ibom State after he was caught trying to sell his 3-year-old son

The increase in the number of women turning for vaccines has been attributed to a change of perception on the vaccine. At least two in five women encourage taking vaccines saying it is just as safe as immunization vaccines given to children.

In a Facebook post, Ustaz Louis Anei Madut said, “The purported article said to have been written by me is false! This is a concoction from my political enemies who want to put me deep into the grave but God is there alive.”

By Ngor Deng Matem This story looks into the trends of obstetric fistula treatment of the local population in Aweil, Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State from 2019 to 2021. The treatment exercises were carried out by the Ministry of Health and its

As late as 2019, infant mortality rate in South Sudan remained among some of the highest in Africa. By Charles Lotara Ten years before South Sudan attained independence in 2011, the infant mortality rate was already alarming with 44,508 children

By David Uku Because being on social media platforms means you have many competitors, you are expected to create good content for your audience to follow you. In South Sudan, the most influential people and talented artists use Social Media

By #defyhatenow South Sudan #DataSpeaks Fellows Data collected by 211 Check, according to multiple media reports from November of this year, show that at least 267 individuals were killed in several incidents around South Sudan. In comparison to October, when

These pictures showing livestock allegedly killed by floods in Bentiu, Unity State are misleading By 211 Check Editorial Team Pictures shared by Bentiu tv, a Facebook page with the caption, “This is how flood kills livestock in Bentiu” are FALSE