Just nine years down from independence after 21 years of brutal civil war with Sudan, South Sudan was left with no or poor infrastructural development. Specifically, technological development was as well left at a standstill. About a week ago, Tufts
#211Check – Fact Checked Reports
Fact-checking and Information Verification in South Sudan
This June social media health report constitutes findings gathered from South Sudan’s numerous online pages on Facebook. The report bears rates of interactions by South Sudanese online users in the country and abroad as per various areas of interest...
Online scams are becoming more prevalent, it is essential to check whether the information you see online is legitimate. Are you always cautious about content obtained online?...
Author: Bida Emmanuel At least 146 South Sudanese have been killed across the country in June this year due to gun related violence. June’s death data reveals a huge decrease of citizens killed as a result of gun violence, compared to the month of May, where over 310 people died. According to 211...
Author: The Associated Press (AP) Do I need to get tested for COVID-19 if I’m vaccinated? No, you can skip routine testing, with some exceptions. The latest guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says you don’t need to be tested or to quarantine if you’re fully vaccinated...
Radio Miraya misquotes Yei Commissioner, tweeted that Yei airstrip lounge project will cost $600,000
Author: 211 Check Editorial Team Intensive investigative findings have revealed that UN radio misquoted Yei Commissioner over the local airstrip construction project. On Wednesday this week, Radio Miraya tweeted that the construction work of Yei airstrip lounge would cost $600,000. The below tweet...
Author: 211 Check Editorial team Numerous gun related incidents across South Sudan have left at least 310 civilians killed in the month of May alone. Last month, 211 Check documented reports of deaths across all the ten states and three administrative areas as published by two mainstream media...
Author: Emmanuel Bida The current trending video about a one-on-one fight between two men at a construction site didn’t happened in South Sudan as stated, according to 211 Check investigations. In the past forty-eight hours, there has been a video circulating online, in which a Chinese man is seen...
Online scholarships offered by Unicaf University are not fraudulent, according to the 211 Check investigations...
Author: Garang Abraham South Sudan’s ambassador to China John Andruga Duku is appealing to the public to disregard the trending news that he is suffering from AstraZeneca vaccine related complications after receiving the jab. According to a Facebook post seen by 211 Check, It’s alleged that...
Author: Garang Abraham Online investigative outcomes have showed that renowned unregulated media house Bentiu TV used a wrong image to tell a story. Bentiu TV on Monday via Facebook posted a wrong image to describe the recent story of inter-communal violence which occurred in Ulang County of Upper...
Author: Emmanuel Bida Online fact findings have indicated that there was no occurrence that led to the killing of a giraffe by a passenger plane in South Sudan. On May 6th, a Twitter user posted a picture of a dead giraffe that collided with a passenger plane. The tweet was caption “Only in...
By: 211 Check Editorial Team South Sudan’s Central Bank appeals to online and offline communities to disregard the trending 5,000 South Sudanese Pounds bank note. This comes after many online users expressed concerns, why the bank would introduce the new note, yet the recently launched 1000...
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