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Fact-checking and Information Verification in South Sudan

EXPLAINER: Facts about the National Parliament

Author: Emmanuel Bida  South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit weeks ago reconstituted the Transitional National Transitional Legislative Assembly, as stipulated in the revitalized peace agreement.  The reconstituted national assembly now consists of 550 lawmakers, drawn from all...

Scam Alert: Toyota Is Not Celebrating its 80th Anniversary!

Author: Emmanuel Bida 211 Check investigations have identified the trending message about Toyota’s 80th Anniversary Celebration and the giveaway of a Toyota Corolla being sent to numerous internet users on various social media platforms as a scam. The new online fraud popular on WhatsApp...

Fact Checked: Is Sudanese politician Malik Agar in Uganda to represent South Sudan?

Author: Emmanuel Bida Uganda’s government institution has misfired Sudanese politician Malik Agar as a South Sudanese and a Vice President as well, according to online information found by 211 Check on Wednesday. A tweet by Government of Uganda @GovUganda on Tuesday, 11th May 2021 claimed in a...

South Sudan leads East Africa with ‘most expensive’ electricity charges

Author: Emmanuel Bida – Associate Editor A new 211 Check report has revealed South Sudan in the East African region the country with most expensive domestic electricity charges. The statistics unveiled Juba Electricity Distribution Company (JEDCO) as the lead company with the highest electric fee...

Did you know at least 82 people died in different plane crashes since South Sudan’s independence

Author: Garang Abraham – Managing Editor At least eighty-two people have died in different plane crashes since South Sudan succeeded from Sudan nine years ago, according to Aviation Safety Network.   As per the data obtained by 211 Check, the biggest incident that claimed 41 lives happened near Juba...

Jebel Kujur manipulated images fact checked

Author: Emmanuel Bida Online fact checking investigative findings regarding some recent pictures alleged to have been taken on top of Jebel Kujur in Juba have revealed those images as untrue.  Last week, some photos made rounds on social media, especially on Facebook, that are perceived to have been...

Is this street found in Juba, South Sudan?

Author: Viola Lubang  Various online search engines have unveiled the true location of the street that many South Sudanese netizens mistook for Juba.  South Sudan being a developing country, a lot of photos always emerge ranging from those portraying insecurity, poor governance, poor...

Fact Checked: Did AU and MTN donate expired Covid-19 vaccines to S. Sudan?

Author: Emmanuel Bida Health officials have confirmed that the 59,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines donated by the African Union, Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and MTN were not expired as perceived by many South Sudanese. Earlier this week, a prominent South Sudanese activist...

Fact Checked: Did Minister Mayen shoot into the air to disrupt Aweil’s football match?

Author: Emmanuel Bida Military officials have confirmed that Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management Minister Peter Mayen did not shoot into the air to disrupt women’s football match in the Aweil town of Warrap State as reported by various citizen journalists and alternative media on social...

Uganda’s NBS journalist makes a false statement

Author: Emmanuel Bida and Garang Abraham Uganda’s renowned media house has over the weekend run a false statement, regarding the distance between Uganda Elegu border town and South Sudan’s capital Juba, 211 Check investigation has found out.  On Sunday, NBS Television – Uganda...

Have the 59,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines donated by AU and MTN to S. Sudan expired before use? YES.

Author: Emmanuel Bida Days ago, a South Sudanese journalist tweeted that a government official has told Reuters it would not use the 59,000 vaccines it had received last month as a donation from MTN and the African Union because they expired on April 13th this year. Below is the tweet. Original...

International Fact-Checking Day 2021: Artificial intelligence will change fact-checking forever

Author: Africa Check and 211 Check Last week, the global fact-checking community again observes International Fact-Checking Day. It’s an annual celebration for our community and a rallying cry for better information in public health, journalism and everyday life.  April 2021 also marks a...
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