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Fact-Check: This picture does not show a rare creature killed in Rubkona, Unity State

The image shows a creature that is reported to have been killed in South East Mauritania in July 2020 By 211 Check Editorial Team A tweet on 25th November 2021 claiming that a rare creature was killed in Rubkona Unity State is FALSE “I’m very disappointed in the people of Rubkona, Unity State...

Fact-Check: Viral Link Asking Students to Apply for Laptop Scheme 2021/22 is a Hoax

The hoax appears to be aimed at students who do not have laptop computers. While the message is a hoax, the lack of proper access to online learning environments is all too real. By Emmanuel Bida Thomas According to 211 Check findings, a viral link being shared on WhatsApp claiming to be asking...

Fact-Check: This image is not an aerial view of Freedom Bridge in Juba

The image is of the Stueng Trang-Kroch Chhmar Cambodia-China Friendship Bridge, a 1,131-meter-long and 13.5-meter-wide bridge spanning across the Mekong River and connecting Kampong Cham and Tboung Khmum provinces in southeastern Cambodia. By Emmanuel Bida Thomas A Facebook post on Thursday, 25th...

Fact-Check: Images of wounded man not taken from South Sudan

By Charles Lotara Disturbing images of a man under intensive care unit are being peddled by social media platforms with claims that the man was found unconscious in part of South Sudan. On Tuesday evening, Insight Juba, a Facebook page with over 16k followers boldly claimed that the images are those...

Hoax: The Bank of South Sudan is NOT giving 100,000 pounds to lucky winners for its 10th anniversary

Though it is true that the Bank of South Sudan is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, the 100,000 pounds cash prize to lucky winners is a HOAX, and NOT LEGITIMATE. If you receive such links, kindly ignore them and let others know about such online fraud.  By 211 Check Editorial Team A...

Fact-Check: Does this image show people pushing a plane at Yei airstrip? No.

A Facebook image purporting to show people pushing a plane at Yei airstrip is FALSE. The post shared on Wednesday, 17th November was partly captioned, “This pic was taken early today from Yei International Airport…”The author, in his post, was wondering why the airstrip’s...

Fact-Check: Is this a legitimate Twitter Account for the New Finance Minister?

Spam, online scams and frauds, identity theft and issues related to online purchases are a serious issue in the online world. Have you come across a suspicious Facebook Page, Instagram or Twitter Account? Do you need help investigating it? We are here for you By 211 Check Editorial Team Facebook and...

Data Story: South Sudan’s External Borrowing since 2017

An overview of South Sudan’s external public debt from the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, China Exim Bank, Qatar National Bank and the Afreximbank from 2017 to date By Okot Emmanuel According to the IMF, South Sudan’s external public debt was estimated at US$1,355 million (41 percent of...

Scam Alert: The Business Opportunity on the Facebook Page “Josephine Joseph Lagu Foundation” is a Hoax

When contacted by 211 Check Josephine Joseph Lagu who is the current minister for Agriculture and Food Security, said the business opportunity is fake and that she has not set up any foundation By 211 Check Editorial Team There is an ongoing fake business opportunity being run in a Facebook ad on a...

Fact-Check: Does going to the sauna cause male infertility?

A medical expert tells 211 Check that normally, Exposure to high temperatures, like hot baths and saunas can cause the temperature of the testes to become too hot. This can kill sperm and lower sperm count. However, this effect is only temporary, and counts will go back to normal once the hot tub is...

Fact-Check: Have 30 IDPs died of hunger in Ezo County, Western Equatoria State?

The report that Thirty IDPs from Tambura died of hunger in Ezo County is FALSE and MISLEADING. Both the Ezo County Commissioner and the County County Coordinator for the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission say 15 people died. By 211 Check Editorial Team The Dawn Newspaper, an English Daily in South...

Online Fraud: A case study of SMK Electronics Corporation and Prime Express Logistics

How highly sophisticated fraudsters and cyber crime network scam South Sudanese in fake business transactions By Oriba Douglas  Introduction: “I have been cheated $450 by online shopping scammers,” claims Mokili Elias Justin, a Juba South Sudanese based in a report to 211 Check He then goes...

Most online discussions among South Sudanese continue to happen mainly on Facebook and WhatsApp groups. It is also clear that digital natives are more interested in social issues around music, sports and comedy rather than politics and/or conspiracies. A 211

Singer John Frog claimed two days ago that he featured in the Top 20 Chart of Sound City Africa on 26/10/2021. Did he really appear in the list or at least was there an October Top 20 Chart on Sound

By 211 Check Editorial Team For the past few weeks, women in Bor, Jonglei State have been banned from putting on trousers and/or miniskirts. According to a disclaimer seen by 211 Check, “If your girlfriend or wife is coming here

According to Wikipedia, the Thon Hotels (formerly known as Rainbow Hotels) is a Norwegian-based hotel chain. It is currently the 3rd largest hotel chain in Norway with 50-odd hotels in Norway, Belgium and the Netherlands owned by Olav Thon By

The photo first used by The City Review Digital in its story “Sherikat youths invade Kampala park demanding jobs” is of a bus park found in Birendranagar, Nepal not Sherikhat, Juba By Emmanuel Bida Thomas A story by The City

“This scam uses Bank of South Sudan’s brand names and logo in order to make the prize look legitimate. They claim that the BoSS offers prizes worth 300 thousand United States Dollars. This is not true, the BoSS does not

It’s true that Ecobank has an upcoming event. But it’s not an anniversary, not its 40th either. This is an event hinged on corporate social responsibility and no participants are required to click the malicious link above in order to

On Wednesday 13th October 2021, a press release by the office of The Vice President for Service Cluster and Chairman of the National Taskforce on COVID-19, Hussein Abdelbagi Akol, announced that Public and Private Institutions will now have to undergo

The Federal Republic of Nigeria has an initiative named Presidential Youth Entrepreneurship Support (P-YES) and the application dates for 2021 have not yet been announced. Their official site is hosted at www.p-yes.gov.ng  By: Oriba Douglas  A widely shared WhatsApp message

By 211 Check Editorial Team Only 870 candidates out of 33,255 failed the 2020/21 Certificate of Secondary Education Examinations. The results were announced last Friday by Awut Deng Acuil, the Minister of General Education and Instruction who also serves as

As technology continues to become a part of our day-to-day life, social media impersonation attempts by malicious actors are also far from coming to a halt but rather becoming more sophisticated in nature. By Vukeni Innocent Joseph  When we think

The UNICEF South Sudan Communications Officer has told 211 Check that the recruitment for vacant positions allegedly by the organisation is fake, and no one should recognize it because they don’t receive job applications via email. By Emmanuel Bida Thomas

Old hoax about WhatsApp ‘ending tomorrow at 6 pm’ circulating again in South Sudan, but here’s the truth By 211 Check Editorial Team The infamous Varun Pulyani WhatsApp message has reappeared. The fake message purporting to be from WhatsApp’s director,

By Charles Lotara On 30th September 2021, the government of South Sudan completed the inoculation of the second consignment of the COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine. Out of the 59,520 doses, 59,224 were used while 296 expired according to Mabior Kiir Kudior,

By Emmanuel Bida Thomas A video of an army vehicle being carried away by flood waters going viral on Messenger, WhatsApp, and elsewhere on social media is lodging a claim that the incident happened in Luri area of Juba County

Report By: Emmanuel Bida Thomas Data obtained by 211 Check according to media estimates show that 114 individuals were killed as a result of violence in the month of September. This is based on information obtained from mainstream media;  Radio

A 211 Check, Defy Hate Now South Sudan Report Introduction The monitoring for this social media health report took place from September 1, 2021, to September 30, 2021. This month’s monitoring includes a comprehensive study of social media posts on

By Woja Emmanuel Wani and Viola Elias – AFF Cohort 3 fellows South Sudan like other countries is battling to contain the spread of Covid-19 since the world youngest nation registered its first coronavirus case on April 5 2019 through

Author: Bida Emmanuel  Introduction This social media health report is based on data collected during working days from August 1st to August 31st, 2021. The major goal of the report is to examine the main and most talked about conversations

By 211 Check Editorial Team A data report released by 211 Check articulates that at least 192 persons across the country died in August alone due to incidents related to gun-violence. The report is based on death tales generated from

Author: 211 Check editorial team 211 Check investigative findings have revealed that a prominent Uganda news outlet ran a misleading story, claiming the Monday attack along South Sudan’s major highway left two Ugandan reverends sisters killed.  According to a story

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