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Fact-checking and Information Verification in South Sudan

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...

Fact Checked: Did President Kiir resigned and ran to Bor?

Author: Viola Elias A misleading post! Juba Television – unregulated online media house with 211,184 followers a few hours ago posted that President Salva Kiir resigned and ran to Bor Town.   “Breaking News: South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has resigned and run to Bor. This is a developing...

Fabricated Wau protest video fact checked

Author: Emmanuel Bida and Garang Abraham A fabricated video! Kindly disregard the current trending video on WhatsApp and Facebook which states that the then SPLA soldiers opened fire on protestors in Western Bhar-el-Ghazel State. Earlier this morning, a video surfaced online indicating that some...

Fact Check: Did Juba-Yei road ambush leave 9 Ugandans killed?

Author: Emmanuel Bida and Garang Abraham A misleading post! South Sudan authorities have refuted media report which states that nine Uganda nationals were killed in South Sudan over the weekend. The New Vision’s Tuesday edition specified that nine Uganda drivers were killed in a highway ambush along...

S. Sudan is the first country to conduct national exams since Covid-19 emerged in Africa, Education Minister makes a false statement

Author: Emmanuel Bida, AFF-Cohort 1 fellow On Monday this week, 34,536 candidates across South Sudan began their 2020 Certificate of Secondary Education Examinations – a landmark ceremony that was officiated by President Salva Kiir Mayardiit, who ranged the bell at Juba Day Secondary School...

Fact Checked: Do South Sudan authorities have teargas?

Author: A story fact checked by Viola Elias – AFF – Cohort 2 fellow The National Police Service has responded to online claims that South Sudan authorities are running the country’s affairs without possession of teargas.  Teargas is described as a gas that causes severe irritation...
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